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Within the framework of his official visit to Lebanon on the evening of April 13 RA National Assembly Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan had a meeting in the Armenian Embassy to Lebanon with the heads of the political parties and community structures. Representatives of the Armenian Lebanese, members of the parliament and government of Lebanon of Armenian descent attended the meeting. Hovik Abrahamyan told about his efficient meetings, which took place in Lebanon, noting that the President of the country, Head of the Parliament and the Prime Minister warmly received him. The Armenian Lebanese community has its major role in it, which in the National Speaker’s words with its organizational and law-abiding abilities earned respect in Lebanon. It is extremely important that the Armenian Lebanese are accepted and assessed not only as Armenians, but also as Lebanon’s dignified, creative citizens, especially taking into account the fact that our compatriots are represented in the parliament and in the government.

Hovik Abrahamyan presented the viewpoints of the Armenian authorities on the Armenian-Turkish relations and Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

In the reception organized at RA Embassy in Lebanon, in which foreign diplomats accredited in Lebanon also took part, Hovik Abrahamyan said that Armenia wanted to more deepen the relations with Lebanon. He expressed his conviction that they would be more strengthened, noting that it would be necessary to develop the economic relations and reach them to the level of political relations, which are very close and warm.

In the yard of the Armenian Embassy in Lebanon within the framework of the official visit of RA National Assembly Speaker an action The Dialogue of the Cultures was implemented: painters Teni Vardanyan, Marina Dilanyan and Armen Gevorgyan representing the Armenian Modern Art completed on the land of Lebanon a united work comprised of twelve canvases dedicated to the Armenian-Lebanese cultural ties, which began from the Armenian land. The Speaker of the National Assembly Hovik Abrahamyan presented it to the Lebanese Parliament and the Government for the token of the Armenian-Lebanese warm friendship.