SERZH SARGSYAN TO GO ON THREE-DAY WORKING VISIT TO THE UK ON FEBRUARY 9

Noyan Tapan
Feb 8, 2010

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 8, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan
will go on a three-day working visit to the UK on February 9. The
Armenian delegation is also composed of Catholicos of All Armenians
Karekin II, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, and Yerevan
Mayor Gagik Beglarian.

The RA presidential press service reports that during the visit
S. Sargsyan will meet with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham
Palace. The Armenian president will receive British Foreign Minister
David Miliband at his residence. He will also meet with Prince Charles.

S. Sargsyan will attend the reception to be held at Windsor Castle
to mark the start of "Yerevan My Love" revitalization program,
which was intitiated by Prince Charles and former Prime Minister of
Armenia Armen Sargsyan and envisages reconstruction of 4 structures
of historic and architectural value in downtown Yerevan. A concert
will be given after the reception. The Armenian president will meet
with Diaspora representatives who have arrived in London from various
countries in connection with the program’s start.

S. Sargsyan will make a speech at the Royal Institute of International
Affairs in London on the second day of the visit – February 10. In
his speech, he will discuss regional security problems, the current
stage of Armenia-Turkey normalization, and the negotiations over the
settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

S. Sargsyan will also attend the opening ceremony of an exhibition
dedicated to the life and rich heritage of the world-famous
Armenian-American painter Arshile Gorky at Tate Gallery Art Museum.