The Russian and French presidents and representatives of about 60 other states will arrive in Yerevan this week to participate in official events marking the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide in Ottoman Turkey, it was announced on Monday.
A top aide to President Serzh Sarkisian coordinating the planned ceremonies said that Vladimir Putin and Francois Hollande will be joined by their counterparts from Serbia and Cyprus.
"They are coming as representatives of their states and presidents," the official, Vigen Sargsian, said of the other foreign delegations due in Yerevan.
Sargsian could not say who will represent the United States at the commemorations. He cited only a statement by the U.S. ambassador to Armenia, Richard Mills, saying that President Barack Obama will personally appoint the official U.S. delegation. The White House has made no announcements to that effect yet.
Armenian News
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