Armenian President Robert Kocharian will pay an official visit to Italy January 2005, Italian Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Jean Paolo Dozo stated at a press conference. In his words, within the framework of the visit questions of strengthening commercial and economic ties between the two countries will be discussed. The Deputy Minister also noted that proposals on cooperation in wine-making, fruit, vegetable and meet processing will be discussed within the framework of a visit to be paid by the Armenian Minister of Agriculture to Italy in November this year.