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    ESTONIAN PRESIDENT TO LEAVE FOR VISIT TO ARMENIA

    Baltic News Service
    November 12, 2004

    TALLINN, Nov 12 -- Estonian President Arnold Ruutel will Saturday
    leave for an official visit to Armenia.

    Ruutel is scheduled to meet with Armenian head of state Robert
    Kocharyan on whose invitation the visit is taking place, a spokesman
    for the president's office informed BNS.

    Relations between the two countries, neighborhood policy of the
    European Union vis a vis Armenia and Armenia's relations with Russia
    will be discussed at the meetings during the visit. Development of
    mutual cultural and economic cooperation will be in special focus.

    On Sunday, Ruutel will visit the Garni Temple, the Geghard Monastery
    and the Sergei Paradzhanov Museum where culture ministers of Estonia
    and Armenia will sign a bilateral cultural cooperation agreement.

    On Monday Ruutel will meet with Kocharyan, Speaker of the Armenian
    National Assembly Artur Bagdasaryan and Armenian Prime Minister
    Andranik Margaryan.

    Afterwards, Ruutel will visit the genocide museum and lay a wreath
    at the genocide monument. Later on the same day he will open an
    Estonian-Armenian business seminar.

    Armenian President Robert Kocharyan and his wife Bella Kocharyan will
    Monday give a festive dinner in Arnold and Ingrid Ruutel's honor.

    Tuesday President Ruutel will deliver a lecture, Estonia and Armenia
    in Europe, at Yerevan University, visit the old manuscripts museum
    of the Matendaran Institute, see the display of the Armenian National
    Museum and the Yerevan brandy distillery.

    Tuesday afternoon the Estonian head of state will meet with the head
    of the Armenian church, Katholikos Karekin II, and see the Echmiadzin
    Armenian Cathedral.

    The official delegation accompanying the president on the visit
    includes, among others, Culture Minister Urmas Paet, Regional Affairs
    Minister Jaan Ounapuu, State Secretary Heiki Loot, Jarva County
    Governor Ullar Vahtramae, Tartu University Rector Jaak Aaviksoo and
    Mayor of Tartu Laine Janes.

    Besides, the president will be accompanied by a business delegation
    of 11, headed by board chairman of the Estonian Chamber of Commerce
    and Industry Toomas Luman.

    Ruutel will return to Estonia on Tuesday, November 16.

    President Kocharyan made an official visit to Estonia in June 2002.
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