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Հայ-Սիրիական Դիւանագիտական Եւ Քաղաքական Յարաբերութիւնների Պատմութիւնից (Դեկտեմբեր 1992-Մարտ 2011)
(2018) Israelian, Arthur
Syria is a powerful member of the Arab league, member of the Islamic Cooperation Organization and member of Club of 77. The country also has a strategic location on the Mediterranean and is an important junction on the economic transit highway between the Indian Ocean and Black Sea. Armenian-Syrian relations have traditionally been friendly and cooperative since the days of the Soviet Union when, in 1979, President Hafez Assad paid a visit to Soviet Armenia on his way back from a visit to Moscow. The current Syria-Armenian community was formed due to the Armenian Genocide of 1915. Decades after the settlement of the refugees, the Armenians have turned into one of the most law-abiding communities of Syria and have contributed immensely to the growth of the Syrian economy. Syria was among the first to recognize the independence of the Republic of Armenia. Soon warm relations were established in the political, cultural, economic and scientific spheres, which gradually developed and deepened. Currently these relations are being strengthened. The paper highlights the two basic tracks of these relations: a) Armenian-Syrian diplomatic relations between 1991 and 208 and their development and extent, b) Agreements and Memorandums of Understanding signed between the two countries.