YEREVAN. – President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan on Thursday received renowned Armenian writer, publicist, and Honored Cultural Worker of Armenia, Zori Balayan, as well as a delegation comprising Russian intellectuals.

These intellectuals have arrived in Armenia on the occasion of Balayan’s 80th birth anniversary.

The President welcomed the guests and thanked these friends of Armenia, who, in Sargsyan’s words, greatly contribute to the strengthening of Armenian-Russian friendship and development of cooperation between the two countries.