PRESIDNET SARGSYAN LEAVING FOR SYRIA
armradio.am
22.03.2010 10:50
President Serzh Sargsyan and Mrs. Rita Sargsyan are leaving for the
Arab Republic of Syria March today at the invitation of the President
of Syria, Bashar Al-Assad.
The delegation headed by President Sargsyan comprises the Ministers
of Foreign Affairs, Diaspora Affairs, Culture, Agriculture and other
officials.
The official welcome ceremony will be followed by the face-to-face
meeting of Presidents Serzh Sargsyan and Bashar Al-Assad and the
meeting of the delegations of the two countries. The leaders of
Armenia and Syria will give a joint press conference.
Syria’s President Bashar Al-Assad and Mrs. Asma Al-Assad will give
an official dinner in honor of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and
Mrs. Rita Sargsyan.
Within the framework of the visit the Armenian President is expected
to meet the Chairman of the Syrian Parliament and the Prime Mnister.
President Sargsyan will give a lecture on "Armenian-Syrian relations"
at the Damascus University. Serzh Sargsyan will meet representatives of
the Armenian community of Damascus and will visit historical-cultural
sites.
Aram Khachatryan’s "Spartak" ballet will be performed at the Damascus
Opera Theatre under the high auspices of the First Ladies of Armenia
and Syria.
The Armenian President is expected to visit Aleppo and Deir al-Zour to
meet local authorities and representatives of the Armenian community.