ArmInfo. Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan attending the 74th session of the UN General Assembly met with Lebanese Foreign Minister Djebran Bassil.
According to the press service of the Foreign Ministry, the foreign ministers expressed satisfaction with the active dialogue and contacts that exist at different levels between the two countries, and expressed their readiness to make joint efforts to further expand and strengthen the traditional friendly partnership between the two countries. In this regard, special attention was paid to the role of the Armenian community, which made a significant contribution to the social and political life of Lebanon and became a bridge between the two countries.
Mnatsakanyan and Bassil exchanged views on a number of issues on the international and regional agenda, as well as on events in the Middle East. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia introduced his Lebanese counterpart the participation of Armenia in peacekeeping humanitarian missions in Lebanon and the region.
In the context of the struggle for freedom of religion, and against discrimination, Minister Mnatsakanyan reaffirmed the commitment of Armenia.
the efforts of the international community to ensure freedom of religion and the fight against the manipulation of religious and faith issues for political purposes.