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  • President Of Latvia To Pay Official Visit To Armenia On Oct. 6

    PRESIDENT OF LATVIA TO PAY OFFICIAL VISIT TO ARMENIA ON OCT. 6

    Noyan Tapan News Agency
    Oct 5 2005

    YEREVAN, OCTOBER 5, NOYAN TAPAN. At RA President Robert Kocharian's
    invitation, Mrs. Vaira Vike-Freiberga, the President of the Republic
    of Latvia will arrive in Armenia on an official visit on October 6-8
    with her husband Imants Freiberga.

    As Noyan Tapan was informed by the RA President's Press Office,
    Ministers of Economy, Transport and Communication, Culture, other
    officials, about 50 businessmen are in the delegation headed by the
    President of Latvia.

    The main goal of the visit is to stimulate development of interstate
    ties, to deepen the cooperation, to define primary directions of
    mutual economic cooperation. The heads of the two countries will
    discuss the European Union-Armenia cooperation, issues concerning
    regional problems as well as will exchange opinions concerning urgent
    international problems.

    In April, 2005, President of Latvia Mrs. Freiberga was involved in the
    team of the world leaders created on the initiative of Kofi Annan,
    the Secretary General of the United Nations. The team leaders must
    assist the process of UN reforms as delegates of the Secretary General.

    Robert Kocharian's and Vaira Vike-Freiberga's private conversation will
    take place after the official ceremony of meeting the high-ranking
    guest at the RA President's residance on October 7. Then the
    negotiations will continue in a enlarged staff. The ceremony of signing
    bilateral documents will follow. The Presidents of Armenia and Latvia
    will sign a joint declaration, agreements on encouragement and mutual
    security of investments between the Governments of the two countries,
    on cooperation in the sphere of customs and an interdepartment document
    in the sphere of culture will be signed as well.

    The Presidents will hold a joint press-conference as well.

    During the official visit, the President of Latvia will meet with the
    Speaker of the National Assembly and the Prime Minister. The closing
    ceremony of the Armenian-Latvian Business Forum will take place with
    the participation of the heads of both countries.

    The delegation headed by President Freiberga will visit the Armenian
    Genocide Memorial Complex, lay a wreath to the monument to the 1915
    Genocide victims.

    The President of Latvia will have a meeting with the professors'
    and lecturers' staff and students of the Yerevan State University
    as well. At the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin President Vaira
    Vike-Freiberga will visit the Treasure House and the Mother
    Cathedral. She will visit the Brandy Factory, Martiros Sarian park,
    look at works of Armenian painters.

    The delegation headed by the President of Latvia will leave Armenia
    on October 8.
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