ARMENIAN PRESIDENT TO GO ON TWO-DAY OFFICIAL VISIT TO EGYPT ON APRIL 14
Noyan Tapan
Apr 13 2007
YEREVAN, APRIL 13, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenian president Robert Kocharian
will go on a two-day official visit to Egypt on April 14.
The delegation headed by the president is composed of the foreign
minister Vartan Oskanian, the minister of trade and economic devlopment
Karen Chshmaritian, the minister of culture and youth affairs Hasmik
Poghosian, other high-ranking officials, representtaives of culture
and economy.
On the first day of the visit, a tete-a-tete talk of the Armenian
president Robert Kocharian and the Egyptian president Hosni
Mubarak will take place, after which R. Kocharian will meet with
Secretary-General of the League of the Arab States Dr. Amre Moussa,
then – with ambassadors of the League member states.
The Armenian president will also have meetings with the Egyptian prime
minister Dr. Ahmad Nazif and the speaker of the country’s parliament
Dr. Fathi Sorour.
R. Kocharian will visit the Armenian embassy in Egypt, lay a wreath
at Monument to Unknown Soldier and on the grave of former Egyptian
president Anwar Sadat.
The Armenian delegation will go from Cairo to Luksor where R. Kocharian
will meet with the governor of Luksor Samir Farag.
The Armenian president will also pay visits to some cultural and
historic places of Egypt.
According to the RA President’s press service, during the visit of R.
Kocharian to Egypt, about ten agreements on bilateral cooperation
will be signed.
On April 16 the delegation headed by the Armenian president will
return to Yerevan.