Vice President leaves on visits to Armenia, Poland

New Delhi April 24 (IANS) Vice President Hamid Ansari on Monday leaves on a visit to Armenia and Poland official sources said.

Continuing the momentum of high-level interactions External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay tweeted announcing Ansari s upcoming maiden visits to the two countries.

Ansari will remain in Armenian capital Yerevan on April 25 and 26 and will hold meetings with the country s President Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister.

He will reach Poland on April 26 and spend the next two days there meeting its political leadership.

Ansari s visit coincides with the 25th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations with Armenia and 60th anniversary of setting up of the Indian Embassy in Warsaw Poland.

The Indian Vice-President will be accompanied by his wife Salma Ansari and a multi-party delegation comprising Union Minister of State for Small Medium and Micro Industries Giriraj Singh and members of Parliament Sitaram Yechury D.P. Tripathi Vivek Tankha and Thupstan Chhewang.

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