YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 8, NOYAN TAPAN. By the invitation of Gagik Tsarukian, the Chairman of the National Olympic Committee of Armenia, a delegation headed by Patrick Hickey, the newly elected Chairman of the European Olympic Committee (EOC), a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Chairman of the Olympic Committee of Ireland, arrived in Armenia on late September 6 on a two-days visit. Ishkhan Zakarian, the RA Sports Committee Chairman received the guests on September 7. Cooperation of the state sports structure and the Olympic Committee was especially attached importance during the conversation. I.Zakarian presented the state of sport in Armenia and the committee's work with federations of different kinds of sports. P.Hickey greeted the circumstance that mass sport is paid great attention in Armenia. He said that they will continue showing financial assistance, especially for progress of the youth sport. Then the EOC delegation met with the NOCA members of the executive committee and commissions chairmen. After the meeting the EOC delegation visited the newly built sports base of Abovian where it had a meeting with NOCA Chairman G.Tsarukian.

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