Merkel to visit Armenian Genocide memorial in Yerevan

Merkel to visit Armenian Genocide memorial in Yerevan

PanARMENIAN.Net - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will arrive in Armenia on a state visit on August 24-25 and is set to visit the Genocide memorial in Yerevan, the Armenian government reveals.

Merkel will hold a high-level meeting with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, after which the two will give a press conference.

The German Chancellor will also meet President Armen Sarkissian and pay a tribute to the victims of the Armenian Genocide in Tsitsernakaberd.

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