Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his spouse Svetlana Medvedeva have arrived on a state visit to Armenia at the invitation of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan. At 7:35 p.m. Yerevan time the Russian aircraft landed in the Yerevan airport, NEWS.am correspondent reported.

The guests were met by Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and his spouse Rita Sargsyan at the Zvartnots International Airport. The President and his spouse were met with honor guards and military orchestra performing the Russian and Armenian anthems.

Today, Dmitry Medvedev will lay a wreath at the Memorial to Armenian Genocide victims (Tsitsernakaberd). In the evening a solemn dinner will be given in honor of the guest.

The Kremlin administration noted that state visit is the highest form of international contacts in diplomatic protocol. As a rule, head of foreign state arrives on such a visit once during his presidency.

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