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ARMENIAN PRESIDENT CONDOLED WITH LEBANON

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Today Robert Kocharyan sent a condolence telegram to Lebanese President Emil Lahoudi in view of the assassination of former Prime Minister of Lebanon Rafik al Hariri.

The message says in part: “With deep sadness I learned about the killing of former Prime Minister of Lebanon Rafik Hariri. He fell a victim to a terrorist act, which was a challenge not only to Lebanon but to the peoples of the whole region." Robert Kocharyan also sent his condolences to Nazik Al Ariri.

“Rafik al Hariri devoted efforts to the development of the Armenia-Lebanese relations. With warmness I remember our meetings in Beirut and Yerevan. On behalf of the people of the Republic of Armenia I express my deepest condolences to You and to Rafik al Hariri’s family.”