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Armenia's President Robert Kocharian to Visit Greece
by Azat Or
Posted: Thursday, November 16, 2000 06:49 pm CST

ATHENS (Azat Or)--Armenia's President Robert Kocharian is scheduled to pay an official visit to Greece beginning on November 21 and lasting until November 23, as a reciprocation of a recent visit to Armenia by Greek President Stephanopulous.

While in Athens, Kocharian is scheduled to meet with his Greek counterpart, as well as the Speaker of the Greek Parliament Aristo Kaklamanis, Greece's Prime Minister Costas Simitis, the Patriarch of Athens and All of Greece, Archbishop Christodulous, and Greek businessmen.

President Stephanopulous is scheduled to host a state dinner for President Kocharian.

Sources at Athens city hall indicated that during a reception at Athens City Hall, hosted by Athens Mayor Dimitri Avramopulous, a golden key to the city will be presented to Kocharian and a cooperation agreement between the cities of Athens and Yerevan will be signed.

On Wednesday, Nov. 22, during a banquet-gathering at the Intercontinental Hotel in Athens, Kocharian will meet and address the Greek-Armenian community.

On the last day of his visit, Kocharian will visit Thessaloniki and a cooperation agreement between that city and Armenia's second largest, Gumri, will be signed during the visit.

A meeting with the ministers of Macedonia and Thrace will also take place in Thessaloniki.

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