President Serzh Sargsyan left for a two-day state visit to the State of Kuwait

The President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan left today for a two-day state visit to the State of Kuwait.

This is the first visit of the President of Armenia to a Gulf state since Armenia’s independence.

At the international airport of Kuwait, the President of Armenia will be welcomed by the Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al Sabah, the Crown Prince of Kuwait Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, and other members of the country’s leadership.

On the first day of the visit, the President of Armenia will meet with the Speaker of the National Assembly of Kuwait Jassem Mohammad al-Kharafi and the Prime Minister of Kuwait Nasir Al-Muhammad Al-Ahamd Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. President Sargsyan will also meet with the Chairman of the Kuwait Investment Authority Bader Muhammad Al-Sahadin and the Chairman of the Economic Development Fund Abdulwahab Ahmad al-Bader.

In the end of the day the President of Armenia and the Emir of Kuwait will have a meeting, after which the Republic of Armenia and the State of Kuwait will sign a number of documents on bilateral cooperation. At the conclusion of the day, the Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al Sabah will give a state dinner in honor of the President of Armenia.

On the second day of his visit, the President of Armenia will visit the Science Center of Kuwait and will meet with the President of the Commerce and Industry Chamber of Kuwait Ali Mohammad Thunian al-Danim.

In the afternoon, the delegation headed by the President of Armenia will return to Yerevan.