Civilnet
Armenia’s Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan, along with several dozen foreign delegations, took part in the August 28 inauguration ceremony of president-elect Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Cankaya Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey.
At an official reception following the inauguration, Nalbandyan had a short meeting with the new president of Turkey. He presented a letter from Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan which extended an official invitation to President Erdogan to come to Yerevan on April 24, 2015 to participate in the commemoration ceremonies marking the centennial of the Armenian Genocide.
Tigran Balayan, press secretary of the Foreign Ministry and Arsen Avagyan, Director of the MFA’s Department of Border Countries were part of Armenia’s delegation to the inauguration. The Armenian Patriarchal Vicar for Constantinople, Archbishop Aram Ateshyan also took part in the ceremony accompanied by Bedros Shirinoglu, a prominent benefactor of the Istanbul Armenian community.
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