Ahmadinejad to Leave for Armenia Tomorrow

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is scheduled to leave Tehran on Monday to pay a two-day visit to Armenia at the head of a high-ranking delegation. During the two-day visit which will take place at the invitation of Armenian President Robert Kocharian, the Iranian president is scheduled to meet senior officials of that country and sign several agreements on mutual cooperation.

Addressing university students in Yerevan and also a meeting with Iranian expatriates are in Ahmadinejad’s itinerary as well.

Over 3,000 Iranian students are studying at different Armenian universities while 120,000 Armenians are living in Iran.

The two countries’ trade exchanges amount to over USD20 mln.