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04, 2011

President Sargsyan received delegation of Li Changchun, the permanent member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of China’s Communist Party

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President Serzh Sargsyan received today delegation of Li Changchun, the permanent member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of China’s Communist Party, which has arrived to Armenia at the invitation of Armenia’s Republican Party.

Welcoming the guest, President Sargsyan stressed the importance of high-level reciprocal visits for strengthening bilateral relations. The President of Armenia underscored that China has always been a reliable friend and partner for Armenia and that for that very reason enhanced relations with China are viewed among the priorities of our country’s foreign policy. President Sargsyan praised China’s balanced policy in the region and underlined that the increased involvement of the People’s Republic of China would promote peace and social and economic development.

“We are happy to visit Armenia at the invitation of Armenia’s leading party chaired by You. The objective of the visit is to deepen political dialogue between the two countries and between ruling parties, enhance mutually beneficial cooperation and Armenian-Chinese traditional friendship. Armenia and China have centuries-long history and significant contribution to the human civilization. Our two nations were connected ages ago through the Silk Road and today we gladly state that the Armenian-Chinese relations expand on a solid base and hold great potential. In this region, we view Armenia as a trustworthy and important partner,” said Li Changchun, the permanent member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of China’s Communist Party at the meeting with the President of Armenia.

The parties stressed the importance of cooperation in the economic, trade, technical, scientific, cultural, educational and other areas. It was also noted that the Chinese delegation comprises a large number of Chinese businessmen who will participate at the Armenian-Chinese business forum. The forum is called upon to enhance business contacts and promote discussion of possible cooperation in different areas.

Serzh Sargsyan and Li Changchun spoke also about the possibilities of developing the interparty ties. The representative of China’s ruling party noted that the Communist Party of China has been actively cooperating with the Republican Party of Armenia for the last twelve years and the cooperation also furthers the development of the interstate relations.

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