Development of the Armenian-Syrian Relations to approximate Armenia to Arab worldJune 2, 2009 - 22:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia has good relations with countries of Arab world and Syria is not an exception, Ruben Safrastyan, professor and director of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the National Academy of Sciences told a PanARMENIAN.net reporter. "Influential Armenian community plays a sound role in Armenian-Syrian relations. The visit of the president of Syria to Armenia will promote the development and deepening of bilateral relations, " stressed Ruben Safrastyan. According to him, taking into account the role Syria plays in the Arab world, the development of the Armenian-Syrian relations will help to approximate Armenia to Arab world. "Yerevan and Damascus have all opportunities to develop cooperation in trade and economy spheres, and after the visit of Bashar Asad we will see trends of deepening relation particularly in those spheres. There is a sound potential in that sphere, which can be fully used", professor said. In his turn, iranologist Tadevos Charchyan mentioned, that there are no serious disagreement in Armenian-Syrian relations and the forthcoming visit of the Syrian president to Armenia will assist strengthening of friendly relations. "A number of agreements will be signed in economy, trade, education spheres," Tadevos Charchyan said. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills |