PRESIDENT OF SYRIA AND HIS WIFE TO VISIT ARMENIA

ArmInfo
2009-06-16 11:00:00

ArmInfo.President of Syria Bashar al-Assad and his wife Asma al-
Assad will pay a two-day official visit to Armenia on June 17 on
invitation of President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan.

As the Armenian presidential press service reports, the official
ceremony of greeting of the Syrian president will be held on the
same day in the residence of the Armenian president to be followed
by face-to-face meeting of S. Sargsyan and B. al-Assad. Afterwards,
an extended meeting of the official delegations and signing
of intergovernmental and interdepartmental documents will be
held. The presidents of Armenia and Syria will also conduct a joint
press-conference. An official supper will be served in honour of the
Syrian president and his wife on behalf of S. Sargsyan and the First
Lady Rita Sargsyan in the evening , June 17.

Within the frames of the official visit, Bashar al-Assad will meet with
Armenian Parliament speaker Hovik Abrahamyan and Prime Minister Tigran
Sarkisyan. The Syrian president will be also received by Catholicos
of All Armenians Garegin II. The programme of the visit of the Syrian
president also includes visit to the Institute-Museum of the Ancient
Manuscripts Matenadaran.

A ceremony of opening of the Armenian-Syrian business-forum will
be held on June 18 under participation of the Armenian and Syrian
presidents. The delegation headed by the president of Syria will
leave Armenia on June 18.