Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan wrapped up his tour of Jordan today with a visit to a spot on the river by the same name where it is said that Jesus Christ was baptized.

According to the presidential office’s public affairs department, Sargsyan wrote the following in the guest book at Al-Maghtas (which means baptism/immersion in Arabic) located on the Jordan River ten kilometers southeast of Jericho.

"At Al-Maghtas, where Jesus Christ was baptized, the spiritual dominates. A human here becomes a psrt of humanity, realizing the inevitability of eternity. Baptism symbolizes the new, the tolerant and the reborn good. I believe that this place can change a person’s understanding of the world.”

Sargsyan led a government delegation to Jordan that included Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and Diaspora Minister Hranoush Hakobyan.

They also visited the soon to be consecrated St. Garabed Armenian Apostolic Church at Al-Maghtas, the land of which was donated by the Jordanian government.