President of France to arrive in Yerevan on Thursday with two-day official visit

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05.10.2011, 23:37

President of France Nicolas Sarkozy will arrive in Yerevan on Thursday with two-day official visit, press-service of President’s Office informs.

YEREVAN, October 5. /ARKA/. President of France Nicolas Sarkozy will arrive in Yerevan on Thursday with two-day official visit, press-service of President’s Office informs.

During the visit Sarkozy will meet with the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, Catholicos of All Armenian Garegin the Second, visit the Memorial of Armenian Genocide “Tsitsernakaberd” and will pay tribute to the victims of the genocide.

In Yerevan the presidents of Armenia and France will participate in the opening of the House-Museum of famous French singer of Armenian origin Charles Aznavour.

It is planned also to be present in the ceremony of handling Armenia the monument to Jules Bastienne-Lepage works by Auguste Rodin.

The sculpture is the present to Republic of Armenia from French Republic.—0—

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