LEADER OF UKRAINIAN PARTY OF REGIONS VISITS ARMENIA

TREND
Dec 5 2008
Azerbaijan

Ukraine, Kiev, 5 Dec /TrendNews corr. Z.Novosvitskiy/ Viktor
Yanukovich, the leader of the Ukrainian opposition Party of Regions,
visited Armenia on 5 Dec, the Party said.

The Armenian leadership has invited Yanukovich to participate
in arrangement in connection with the 20th anniversary of Spitak
earthquake in Spitak and Gumri (former Leninakan).

Yanukovich worked general director at huge production unity
Donbasstransremont 20 years ago. Yanukovich, who has a great experience
in working under extreme conditions, actively took part in assisting
injured people as a result of earthquake. He arranged rescue groups
and construction subdivisions, organized their work in the scene of
accident, conducted work to remove consequences of earthquake through
necessary materials and mechanisms.

Yanukovich, the chairman of the fraction of the Party of Regions at
the Ukrainian Supreme Rada, will meet with Armenian President Serzh
Sargsyan and ex-President Robert Kocharyan in Yerevan.