December 25, 2001 - 21:56 AMT
ARMENIA'S PRESIDENT OFFICIAL VISIT TO IRAN HAS BEGUN
Today President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan has left for Teheran with an official visit. The delegation accompanying the President includes the foreign minister, the ministers of energy, transport and communication, education and science, ecology, culture, sport and youth affairs, the Syunic governor and other officials. On the first day of his visit Robert Kocharyan will place a wreath at the mausoleum of the founder of Islamic Republic of Iran ayatollah Homeyni. The head of Armenia will meet with Iran's President Mohammed Khatami and the religious leader ayatollah Ali Hamenei. The Armenian-Irani talks will take place. They will result in signing of over 10 documents regarding the development of the cooperation in different spheres. The main result document will be the joint political communiqué. At the talks the issue on the building of the Iran-Armenia gas pipeline will be touched. The parts will also discuss the perspectives of the Kajaran tunnel building. During the three-day visit Armenia's President will meet with defense minister of Iran Shamhani, foreign minister Kharazi, secretary of the Security Council Rogani. The excursion of Robert Kocharyan to the car factory «Iran Khodro» is also planned. The President will visit the Armenia's Embassy in Iran and the residency of the head of Teheran diocese of Armenian Apostolic church. In the church St. Sargis, Robert Kocharyan will participate in ecumenical ceremony, and after that he will place a wreath at the memorial to the Armenian genocide victims. In the «Ararat» sports complex, the meeting of the President with the representatives of Iran's Armenian community will take place. Robert Kocharyan will be present at the gala concert of Armenian art figures in the «Vagdat» concert hall. The delegation headed by Robert Kocharyan will return to Yerevan December 27.