FRENCH PRESIDENT TO ARRIVE IN ARMENIA ON SEPTEMBER 29 FOR 3-DAY VISIT

ARKA News Agency, Armenia
Sept 18 2006

YEREVAN, September 18. /ARKA – Novosti-Armenia/. French President
Jacques Chirac is to arrive in Armenia on September 29 for a tree-day
visit, Armenian Ambassador to France Edward Nalbandyan said Saturday
in an interview with state-run Public Television of Armenia.

Nalbandyan stressed the importance of the visit saying Chirac will
travel to the region for the first time and will visit only Armenia.

In his words, the French delegation will include ministers, lawmakers,
politicians and businessmen.

The ambassador said in his interview that French ministers would meet
their Armenian counterparts.

Nalbandyan also said the program will be saturated with interesting
events such as opening Square of France in Yerevan and Charles
Aznavur’s concert at the Square of Republic in Yerevan on September
30.