ARMENIA WELCOMES AN ARMENIAN PRESIDENT
Gibrahayer
Nov 12, 2008
Nicosia – Gibrahayer – November 12, 2008 – Alexander-Michael Hadjilyra
– The Armenian Cypriot President of the House of Representatives
(HR), Marios Garoyian, is making an official visit to Armenia. Upon
his request, joining him are the Armenian MP, Vartkes Mahdessian, as
well as other Greek Cypriot parliamentary staff; Dr. Antranik Ashdjian
has joined the team as the official translator of the delegation.
Marios Garoyian arrived in Yerevan today, in the early morning hours.
At noon, he will address the National Assembly (NA) of the Republic
of Armenia (RA), after which he will meet with Hovik Abrahamyan,
the President of the NA, and with the Armenian members of the
Inter-parliamentary Co-operation Committee between the NA and the
HR. After that, the delegation will meet with the Prime Minister of
Armenia, Tigran Sargsyan. Later on, the delegation will lay a wreath to
the Dzidzernagapert, visit the Museum in memory of the martyrs of the
Tseghaspanoutioun, and then visit the Madenataran. In the evening, they
will be present in an official reception, hosted by Hovik Abrahamyan.
On Thursday morning, Garoyian and his delegation will meet with
the Foreign Minister, Edward Nalbandyan. Following that, they will
visit Holy Etchmiadzin, where they will meet with His Holiness the
Catholicos of All Armenians, Karekin II, and will visit the museum and
the cathedral of the Catholicosate. At 3 o’ clock in the afternoon,
they will meet with the President of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan. After
that, Mr Garoyian will participate in a joint press conference, and
later in the afternoon the delegation will visit the Sergey Parajanov
museum. They will return from Yerevan to Larnaca, in the early hours
of Friday.
We consider this visit to be of a great importance: it is the first
time Marios Garoyian will be visiting Armenia, and it is also the
first time that Cyprus has an Armenian Cypriot for President of the
HR. May this visit strengthen the already strong relations between
Cyprus and Armenia.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
