ARMENIAN PRESIDENT LEFT FOR EUROPE TO UNDERGO MEDICAL CHECK-UP

PanARMENIAN.Net - 18.10.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. On October 17 the Armenian President Robert Kocharian left for Europe to undergo medical check-up, the presidential press office informs without clarifying to which state exactly the President left.

As Mediamax was informed from presidential administration sources currently there are no problems with the health state of the President. "The matter is that the Armenia President did not undergo medical check-up during the past 5 years and decided to do it now," the source informed. Mediamax also was informed that during his last trip to France doctors advised the President Kocharian to examine his heart.

Some sources informs that the President Kocharian will be back to Armenia in three days. According to them the press office did not name the state for the President was not be disturbed there.

The Armenian "Haykakan Jamanak" daily cites the Armenian Health Minister Ararat Mkrtchian who says that Armenia has all the necessary equipment and staff for carrying out general medical check-up of top officials. "In this light two conclusions can be drawn: whether Kocharian has left for Europe for undergoing certain medical check-up or the visit has nothing common with medical check-up," the daily writes.

Robert Kocharian has never publicly complain of his health state. The President plays basketball and swims, does not smoke, he is indifferent to the alcohol beverages. --0--