ARMENIAN PRESIDENT TO VISIT CHINA IN A FEW DAYS AND ITALY IN APRIL

YEREVAN, March 18. / ARKA /. Addressing an international media forum
in the Armenian capital entitled ‘At the Foot of Mount Ararat,’
dedicated to the centenary of the Armenian Genocide, President Serzh
Sargsyan said he will visit China in the coming days.

“In a few days I will be in China on a state visit. We expect it to
give a new push to the development of our relations in various fields,”
said Sargsyan.

The president also said he will travel to Italy in the first half of
April on an official visit. During the meetings with Italian leadership
he will specify the position of that country on participation in the
commemoration of the centenary of the Armenian genocide.

‘I am delighted that presidents of France and Russia will arrive in
Armenia on April 24 to remember the victims of the genocide. I hope
that Italy will also be represented by a high- level delegation,’
he said.

The president will also visit Naples to attend an event dedicated to
the Armenian Genocide and Saint Gregory the Illuminator, the first
head of the Armenian Apostolic Church.

He said Armenian-Italian relations are developing actively.

‘In 2-3 weeks we will open a new Italian enterprise in Armenia that
will produce only export-oriented products, and another Italian
company will open a new hotel in Yerevan in late April,’ he said.-0-