Khatami arrives in Yerevan
IRNA, Iran
Sept 8 2004
Yerevan, Sept 8, IRNA — President Mohammad Khatami arrived here
Wednesday morning on the first leg of a tri-country regional tour.
On hand to welcome him on his arrival at Yerevan int`l airport was
Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Markaryan.
Khatami is to be given an official state welcome in the next few
hours by Armenian officials headed by the country`s President Robert
Kocharian.
Khatami`s official visit to Armenia is taking place in return for
an official visit made by President Kocharian to Iran in 2001.
The visit, it is believed, could open new phases of cooperation
between the two countries.
He will also be visiting Belarus and Tajikistan.
Heading a high-ranking delegation, Khatami`s one-week regional tour
is on the official invitation of his counterparts Robert Kocharian,
Aleksandr Lukashenko and Emomali Rakhmonov of Armenia, Belarus and
Tajikistan, respectively.
Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi, Energy Minister Habibollah Bitaraf,
Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance Safdar Hosseini and
Commerce Minister Mohammad Shariatmadari are accompanying President
Khatami in this regional tour.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress