08/04/2015 16:30
Armenian President to pay official visit to Italy and the Vatican
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan will travel to Italy for an official visit on Wednesday evening. He will meet with the country’s top officials, the presidential press service reported.
On Friday, the President will visit the Vittoriano Museum Complex in Rome, where he will watch the exhibition titled 'Armenia: People of Ark' dedicated to the Armenian Genocide centennial.
On Saturday, Serzh Sargsyan will attend the Mass that will be celebrated by Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II and Cardinal Sepe at the Saint Gregory the Illuminator Church in Naples. He will participate in the unveiling and consecration ceremony of the copy of one of the cross-stones of Jugha dedicated to the Armenian Genocide.
In Italy, the Armenian leader is expected to meet with the head of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
On Sunday, President Sargsyan will visit the Vatican, where he will attend a Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica Pope Francis will celebrate to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.