President of Cyprus to pay official visit to ArmeniaJuly 4, 2009 - 14:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - At the invitation of the Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan on 6 July Cyprus President Dimitris Christofias will arrive in Armenia on a two-day visit accompanied with his spouse. On July 6, the official ceremony of meeting Cypros President will be followed by the talk of Serge Sargsyan and Dimitris Christofias. Later, the presidents will have a joint press conference. During the visit, Dimitris Christofias will meet with Prime Minister of Armenia Tigran Sargsyan, visit Holy Echmiadzin and meet with the Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II. The President of Cyprus will visit the Museum-Institute of Armenian Genocide and and lay a wreath at the memorial the Genocide Victims. He will also plant trees in the Memory Garden. Dimitris Christofias will hold a meeting with the Yerevan Mayor Gagik Beglaryan and honorary citizens of Yerevan. The president of Cyprus will get acquainted to the history of Armenian capital in the Museum of Yerevan. The President and First Lady of Cyprus will visit Garni and Geghard, the Matenadaran Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, the press service of the RA president reports. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. |