President of Swiss Confederation Micheline Calmy-Rey arrived in Armenia on Wednesday evening and was met by Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian at the Yerevan airport.

In the course of her two-day official visit to Armenia Micheline Calmy-Rey will hold meetings with the Armenian top officials and will visit the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin to meet with Catholicos Karekin II.

She will also participate in the opening ceremony of Switzerland’s embassy in Yerevan.

On April 1, President of Swiss Confederation will leave for the city of Gyumri where she will visit KASA Swiss Humanitarian Foundation.