ARMENIAN PRESIDENT GIVES DINNER RECEPTION FOR IRANIAN COUNTERPART

Islamic Republic News Agency
Oct 22 2007
Iran

Armenian President Robert Kocharian gave a dinner reception in honor
of his Iranian counterpart President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad here Monday.

President Ahmadinejad at the head of a politico-economic delegation
arrived in Yerevan for a 2-day official visit on Monday afternoon.

Officials from both countries signed 4 memoranda of understanding
(MoU) and a joint statement after the two presidents’ meeting.

President Ahmadinejad also received honorary doctorate degree and
gold badge of the Yerevan State University Monday evening.

President Ahmadinejad’s Senior Advisor Mojtaba Samareh Hashemi, Foreign
Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, Acting Minister of Oil Gholam-Hossein
Nozari and Iranian head of Iran-Armenia friendship group of parliament
Ahmad Nateq-Nouri are accompanying President Ahmadinejad.