CYPRUS HOUSE SPEAKER KAROYIAN IN YEREVAN ARMENIA
by Nikos Markides (CNA)

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November 12, 2008 –

President of the House of Representatives Marios Karoyian arrived
this morning in Yerevan for a two-day official visit to Armenia,
at the invitation of the President of the National Assembly of the
Republic of Armenia Hovik Abrahamyan.

The Cypriot official will be received by Armenian President Serzh
Sargsyan and Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. He will also meet his
counterpart Abrahamyan.

During his stay, Karoyian will address the Parliament and on
Wednesday evening an official reception will be given in his honour
by Abrahamyan.

On Thursday, Karoyian will meet Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs
Edvard Nalbandyan and afterwards he will be received by His Holiness
Garegin II, Catholicos of all Armenians.

He will lay a wreath at the Memorial Complex of the Genocide and
visit the museum in memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide,
the Matenadaran, Institute of Ancient Manuscripts as well as the
Museum of the Catholicosate and the Cathedral.

The Cypriot Speaker will be accompanied by the Representative of
the Armenian religious group to the House of Representatives Vartkes
Mahtesian, officials, as well as business people.

The delegation returns home on Friday afternoon.