HEAD OF GENERAL HEADQUARTERS OF UKRAINIAN ARMED FORCES TO PAY TWO-DAY OFFICIAL VISIT TO ARMENIA ON MAY 24

Noyan Tapan
May 22 2006

YEREVAN, MAY 22, NOYAN TAPAN. On May 24, the delegation led by
Colonel-General Sergei Kirichenko, Commander-in-Chief and Head of
the General Headquarters of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, will pay a
two-day official visit to Armenia.

As Noyan Tapan was informed by Colonel Seyran Shahsuvarian, RA Defence
Minister’s Spokesperson, meetings with Mikael Haroutiunian, Head of
the General Headquarters of RA Armed Forces, First Deputy Minister of
Defence, and Tigran Torosian, RA NA Vice-Speaker, are planned within
the framework of the visit.

The delegation will visit the memorial of the Armenian Genocide,
the Humanitarian Mine-clearing Center, the Military Institute
after RA Defence Minister Vazgen Sargsian. The delegation headed
by S.Kirichenko will also visit the Mother See of Holy Echmiadzin,
where it will be received by Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin
II. Late in the evening of May 24, a ceremony of signing documents
will take place at the Reception House of RA Defence Ministry, which
will be followed by the joint press conference of the Heads of General
Headquarters of the two countries.