AHMADINEJAD OFF TO ARMENIA
Fars News Agency
Oct 22 2007
Iran
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,
heading a high-ranking delegation, left Tehran for Armenia on Monday.
During the two-day visit which will take place at the invitation
of Armenian President Robert Kocharian, the Iranian president
is accompanied by his first vice-president, defense minister,
vice-president for executive affairs and oil ministry caretaker.
Ahmadinejad is scheduled to meet senior Armenian officials and sign
several agreements on mutual cooperation with that country.
Addressing university students in Yerevan and also a meeting with
Iranian expatriates are in Ahmadinejad’s itinerary as well.
Over 3,000 Iranian students are studying at different Armenian
universities while 120,000 Armenians are living in Iran.
The two countries’ trade exchanges amount to over USD20 mln.