Wednesday, May 15 2019 12:25

ArmInfo. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who is on a working visit to the People's Republic of China, held a meeting with Premier of the PRC State Council  Li  Keqiang. According to the press service of the RA government, the PRC  Premier welcomed Nikol Pashinyan's visit to China.

He expressed confidence that this visit will assist in the further development and  strengthening of Armenian-Chinese relations. At the same time, the  head of the Chinese government added that good foundations are being  created to give bilateral relations a new impetus. "We can closely  cooperate in various fields, especially, taking into account the much  communality that exist between our countries,"  Li Keqiang stressed.

The RA Prime Minister, expressing gratitude for the warm welcome,  noted that he was pleased with this meeting. "The Dialogue of Asian  Civilizations" is very important for us. The opening of the  conference took place, which is impressive. This conference is a good  opportunity to discuss issues of further cooperation. I am very  pleased with this opportunity and meeting with you at this event.  Armenia and China have many common interests I think that this visit  will be a new impetus for working around those programs around which  the interests of Armenia and China are represented, "said Nikol  Pashinyan, stressing the importance of interaction between the  parties in such directions like industry, transportation, information  technology.

Li Keqiang also attached importance to the further development of  bilateral economic ties. He noted that the approaches of the Chinese  side coincide with the priority directions voiced by Prime Minister  Pashinyan.

During the meeting, the interlocutors discussed issues relating to  the expansion and deepening of bilateral trade, cooperation in  industry, transport, information technology and agriculture. The  project of construction of the North-South highway and cooperation on  other infrastructure programs implemented in Armenia was also  discussed. The parties discussed the possibilities of implementing  joint projects under the "One Belt, One Road" initiative, in  particular, the implementation of programs in the areas of road  transport, railways, and information infrastructures.

Then the prime ministers of the two states discussed issues of  economic relations during the dinner. The meeting was attended by the  Minister of Transport, Communication and Information Technologies of  the Republic of Armenia Hakob Arshakyan, the Minister of Foreign  Affairs of the PRC and the Minister of Industry and Information  Technology of the PRC.