Yerevan--US reality TV star Kim Kardashian on Thursday met Armenia's prime minister in a first visit to celebrate her family's roots that is causing a stir in the ex-Soviet nation.
Kardashian -- along with her rapper husband Kanye West, young child and sister -- has booked up two floors in one of the fanciest hotels in the heart of the capital Yerevan.
Surrounded by bodyguards and dressed head-to-toe in beige, Kardashian and her entourage were greeted by a huge crowd of fans as they took a tour of downtown Yerevan on Thursday.
"You're very beautiful!" screamed one starstruck local.
Kardashian is reportedly in the country to make a documentary on the Armenian genocide, ahead of events later this month to mark the centenary of the killings.
The Kardashians, who jetted in Wednesday, had an audience with the country's premier Hovik Abrahamyan during which they jointly promised to push for the recognition of the genocide, the government said.
"The Kardashians apologised for not speaking Armenian but said they are learning their native language," a government statement said.
"They pledged to continue the struggle for international recognition and condemnation of the Armenian genocide," the statement said.
President Serzh Sarkisian is currently in Italy on a visit that will also see him meet Pope Francis.
AFP
