December 20, 2001 - 22:53 AMT
ARMENIA'S PRESIDENT MET JAPAN'S EMPEROR
Armenia's President Robert Kocharyan, who is in Tokyo on official visit, met Japan's Emperor Akikhoto today. The head of Armenia and the Emperor discussed the perspectives of Armenian-Japanese relation development. Today Robert Kocharyan also visited the «Sony» corporation salon. The President met the representatives of «Jeytro» organization that is engaged in foreign commerce. The agreement on cooperation in concrete spheres was achieved with the organization leadership. Robert Kocharyan visited the headquarters of ruling Liberal-democratic party where he participated in the presentation of the parliamentarian group on Japanese-Armenian cooperation including 35 deputies. At the meeting with parliamentarians the President said Armenia's leadership planned to set up Embassy in Tokyo in the nearest future.