OREANDA-NEWS. December 10, 2007. The Presidential delegation comprises the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vartan Oskanian, Minister of Trade and Economic Development Nerses Eritsian, Chief of Staff Armen Gevorkian, Deputy Head of the State Customs Administration Gagik Khatchatrian, and other officials, reported the Official website http://news.president.am.

On December 12 at Abu Dhabi there will take place the meeting of the President of Armenia, Robert Kocharian and the President of the UAE, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. After the meeting Robert Kocharian will meet with the Prime Minister of the UAE, Governor of Dubai Sheikh Muhammad Bin-Rashid Al Maktum.

President Kocharian will also meet with the Director General of the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development, Ahmad Al Mazru, and participate at the official opening ceremony of the new building of the Embassy of Armenia, and meet with the representatives of the Armenian community.

During the visit of the President of Armenia to the United Arab Emirates the bilateral agreements in the areas of agriculture, tourism, and air communication will be signed. The Government of Armenia and Government of the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development will sign the agreement on the financing of the reconstruction works of the Arpa-Sevan tunnel.

On the last day of the visit President Kocharian will go to Ras Al-Khaimah, where he will meet the with the Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Ras Al-Khaimah, Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi.

On December 13 the delegation headed by President Kocharian will return to Yerevan.