Germany’s chancellor Angela Merkel arrives in Armenia

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24.08.2018, 14:35

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has arrived today in Armenia on an official visit.

Germany’s chancellor Angela Merkel arrives in Armenia

YEREVAN, August 24. /ARKA/. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has arrived today in Armenia on an official visit. At the Yerevan international airport Zvartnots she was welcomed by a government delegation headed by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

Merkel and Pashinyan are scheduled to have talks today, to be followed by a joint press conference. Merkel will also have meetings with Armenian President Armen Sarkissian and the head of the Armenian Apostolic Church Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II.

Merkel has arrived in Yerevan from the neighboring Georgia. Tomorrow she will fly to Azerbaijan, the last leg of her regional visit.-0-

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