On March 13, President of Swiss Confederation Micheline Calmy-Rey arrived in Azerbaijan on official visit at the invitation of the Azerbaijani side.

Calmy-Rey will be in Azerbaijan from March 13 to 15, Trend News reports.

The programme includes talks with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Prime Minister Artur Rasizade and other government representatives, including Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov and Finance Minister Samir Sharifov. She is also expected to meet with the President of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.

As Armenian News-NEWS.am reported earlier, Micheline Calmy-Rey will also arrive in Armenia. An opening ceremony of the Swiss Embassy in Yerevan will be held within the framework of the visit.