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MEETING OF THE FIRST LADIES OF GEORGIA AND ARMENIA IS HELD IN YEREVAN
Yerevan, January 17. ArmInfo. A meeting of First Ladies of Georgia
and Armenia Sandra Elizabeth Roelofs and Bella Kocharyan has been
held in Yerevan today.
As RA Presidential press-service told ArmInfo, during the meeting
the sides discussed issues of public health care, social, cultural
and humanitarian spheres. The interlocutors touched upon the issue
of visiting a number of medical establishments to get acquainted with
the Armenian experience in health area. During the visit, S. Roelofs
intends to visit a number of cultural centers as well.
The Georgian delegation headed by Sandra Roelofs also held a meeting
with Minister of Health Care of Armenia Norair Davidyan in the
ministry. The Georgian delegation has come to Armenia with a three
day visit.
During the meeting the sides discussed issues of public health care,
reform in health care systems, they exchanged experience, planned
joint actions. Main focus was made on struggle against tuberculosis,
AIDS as Sandra Roelofs is the international ambassador of struggle
against tuberculosis and AIDS.
As Norair Davidyan said, "the visit will promote deepening of
friendship between two peoples, cooperation in the health care spheres
and development of contacts between two structures".
"There are 600 thousand people with tuberculosis in Armenia and
exchange of experience is of great importance as incipient diagnostics
and treatment may help to resolve the problem", the Minister of Health
Care of Armenia said.
According to him, tuberculosis is not only a problem for Armenia
and CIS countries, it is a world problem and it must be struggled
against jointly.
After the meeting with the first lady of Armenia Sandra Roelofs will
visit the medical center "Nairi", the Institute of Perintology,
Cyesiology aand Gynecology, the house-museum of composer Aram
Khachaturyan, she will also meet with Minister of Culture and Youth
Affairs of Armenia Ashnik Pogosyan, besides the reception will be
held in the Georgian Embassy.
Yerevan, January 17. ArmInfo. A meeting of First Ladies of Georgia
and Armenia Sandra Elizabeth Roelofs and Bella Kocharyan has been
held in Yerevan today.
As RA Presidential press-service told ArmInfo, during the meeting
the sides discussed issues of public health care, social, cultural
and humanitarian spheres. The interlocutors touched upon the issue
of visiting a number of medical establishments to get acquainted with
the Armenian experience in health area. During the visit, S. Roelofs
intends to visit a number of cultural centers as well.
The Georgian delegation headed by Sandra Roelofs also held a meeting
with Minister of Health Care of Armenia Norair Davidyan in the
ministry. The Georgian delegation has come to Armenia with a three
day visit.
During the meeting the sides discussed issues of public health care,
reform in health care systems, they exchanged experience, planned
joint actions. Main focus was made on struggle against tuberculosis,
AIDS as Sandra Roelofs is the international ambassador of struggle
against tuberculosis and AIDS.
As Norair Davidyan said, "the visit will promote deepening of
friendship between two peoples, cooperation in the health care spheres
and development of contacts between two structures".
"There are 600 thousand people with tuberculosis in Armenia and
exchange of experience is of great importance as incipient diagnostics
and treatment may help to resolve the problem", the Minister of Health
Care of Armenia said.
According to him, tuberculosis is not only a problem for Armenia
and CIS countries, it is a world problem and it must be struggled
against jointly.
After the meeting with the first lady of Armenia Sandra Roelofs will
visit the medical center "Nairi", the Institute of Perintology,
Cyesiology aand Gynecology, the house-museum of composer Aram
Khachaturyan, she will also meet with Minister of Culture and Youth
Affairs of Armenia Ashnik Pogosyan, besides the reception will be
held in the Georgian Embassy.