Putin to arrive in Armenia on two-day visit

RosBusinessConsulting, Russia
March 24 2005

RBC, 24.03.2005, Moscow 10:51:08.President of Russia Vladimir
Putin will start today on his two-day working visit to Armenia.
During his stay in Yerevan, the President is to hold negotiations
with President of Armenia Robert Kocharian and lay a wreath to the
Tsitsernakaberd Memorial, commemorating victims of the Armenian
genocide. Presidents of the two countries are expected to attend
meetings of Russian and Armenian high-ranking officials. During his
visit, Putin will also take part in the opening ceremony of the Year
of the Russian Federation in Armenia.

The program of the Year of Russia in Armenia envisages around
120 joint political, economic, humanitarian, scientific, and
inter-regional events. Furthermore, the parties propose to arrange
industrial fairs and exhibitions, intensify economic information
exchange, and hold scientific conferences devoted to various issues
of bilateral and regional economic cooperation. The year 2006 will
consequently be announced the Year of Armenia in Russia.