From: MihranK@aol.com
Subject: Lithuania President Heads 2-day Delegation to Armenia April 25

DELEGATION HEADED BY PRESIDENT OF LITHUANIA TO PAY TWO-DAYS OFFICIAL
VISIT TO ARMENIA ON APRIL 25

YEREVAN, APRIL 21, NOYAN TAPAN. At RA President Robert Kocharian’s
invitation, the delegation headed Valdas Adamkus, the President of the
Republic of Lithuania will pay a two-days official visit to Armenia on
April 25-26. As Noyan Tapan was informed by the RA President’s Press
Office, the main goal of the visit is to stregthen interstate ties, to
point out the primary tasks and directions of the economic cooperation
between the two countries as well as to stimulate scientific-educational
and cultural ties giving a new quality and contents to the Armenian
and Lithuanian peoples’ traditional friendship. The solemn ceremony of
meeting the President of Lithuania will take place at the RA
President’s residence on April 25. Presidents Robert Kocharian’s and
Valdas Adamkus’ private conversation will follow the ceremony. Then a
meeting with the enlarged staff of the official delegations will take
place, then an agreement on encouraging investments and mutual
protection will be signed between the Governments of the two
countries. The two countries’ Presidents will hold a joint
press-conference. During the visit to Armenia, the President of
Lithuania will have meetings with Prime Minister Andranik Margarian,
Deputy Speaker of National Assembly Tigran Torosian. Karekin II
Catholicos of All Armenians will also receive Valdas Adamkus. The
President of Lithuania will have a meeting with the professors’ and
lecturers’ staff and students at the Yerevan State University. Valdas
Adamkus will also visit the Armenian Genocide memorial complex, the
Armenian Genocide Institute-Museum. The delegation headed by the
President of Lithuania will visit the Matenadaran (Armenian repository
of ancient manuscripts) and the Sergey Parajanov Museum.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress