Chinese Vice President:  Beijing attaches great importance to  establishing  strategic partnership with Armenia

ArmInfo. In Beijing,  Prime Minister  Nikol Pashinyan met with Chinese Vice President  China Han Zheng.

As reported by the PM's Office, Han Zheng welcomed Prime Minister  Pashinyan's visit to China and his participation in the SCO summit  and the parade in Beijing. He noted that the productive meeting  between the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia and President  of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping resulted in the  establishment of a strategic partnership between the countries, which  will contribute to the development and expansion of cooperation in  all areas. In his speech, Han Zheng noted that China attaches great  importance to establishing a strategic partnership with Armenia, and  in this regard, the Prime Minister's visit is of key importance.  Prime Minister Pashinyan expressed gratitude for the invitation and  warm welcome, emphasizing that his working visit to China is of great  importance for Armenia. He noted that as a result of this visit,  Armenia- China  relations have been elevated to the level of  strategic partnership,  creating new opportunities for further  deepening and expansion of ties.

Pashinyan also noted that in recent years, cooperation has been  developing in the political, economic and cultural spheres, and ties  between the peoples are being strengthened. According to the Prime  Minister, the peoples of both countries have great sympathy for each  other, and this  is a solid basis for advancing comprehensive  cooperation.

The interlocutors exchanged views on several matters of international  importance and expressed a conviction that in the near future,  Armenian-Chinese cooperation will develop both at the bilateral level  and on multilateral platforms.