Armenia attaches importance to attraction of major Chinese investments into its economy - premier
23.08.2016,
10:37
China is a friendly country and an important partner to Armenia, and the Armenian government attaches importance to attraction of major Chinese investments into the country’s economy, Hovik Abrahamyan, Armenian prime minister, said Monday as met with Chinese Vice Commerce Minister Qian Keming in Yerevan.
YEREVAN, August 23. /ARKA/. China is a friendly country and an important partner to Armenia, and the Armenian government attaches importance to attraction of major Chinese investments into the country’s economy, Hovik Abrahamyan, Armenian prime minister, said Monday as met with Chinese Vice Commerce Minister Qian Keming in Yerevan.
The press office of the Armenian government reports that the premier rated highly cooperation between Armenia and China and noted that the exchange of visits between the two countries’ high-ranking officials has become more intensive.
Abrahamyan pointed out that trade turnover between the countries has grown a great deal over a few years.
In this context, he stressed the importance of the Armenian-Chinese intergovernmental commission for commercial and economic cooperation, which held its ninth session in Yerevan on Monday.
Qian Keming passed on Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang’s warm greetings to Abrahamyan and stressed that Armenia and China are reliable partners to each other and that the stable political dialogue between the countries lays groundwork for developing cooperation.
He said that Armenia-China commercial and economic ties are intensively developing.
The Armenian premier and the Chinese vice commerce minister expressed satisfaction over implementation of road-building, agricultural, tourism, educational and other programs and outlined prospects for cooperation in other areas, particularly in mining industry, energy, food industry and regional transport infrastructure development.
Discussed cooperation with the Eurasian Economic Union, Keming expressed appreciation of Armenia’s role in development of China’s relations with the union.
In response, Abrahamyan welcomed this process and expressed willingness to support it.
Abrahamyan also sent his cordial greetings to his Chinese counterpart, Li Keqiang. ---0---
The press office of the Armenian government reports that the premier rated highly cooperation between Armenia and China and noted that the exchange of visits between the two countries’ high-ranking officials has become more intensive.
Abrahamyan pointed out that trade turnover between the countries has grown a great deal over a few years.
In this context, he stressed the importance of the Armenian-Chinese intergovernmental commission for commercial and economic cooperation, which held its ninth session in Yerevan on Monday.
Qian Keming passed on Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang’s warm greetings to Abrahamyan and stressed that Armenia and China are reliable partners to each other and that the stable political dialogue between the countries lays groundwork for developing cooperation.
He said that Armenia-China commercial and economic ties are intensively developing.
The Armenian premier and the Chinese vice commerce minister expressed satisfaction over implementation of road-building, agricultural, tourism, educational and other programs and outlined prospects for cooperation in other areas, particularly in mining industry, energy, food industry and regional transport infrastructure development.
Discussed cooperation with the Eurasian Economic Union, Keming expressed appreciation of Armenia’s role in development of China’s relations with the union.
In response, Abrahamyan welcomed this process and expressed willingness to support it.
Abrahamyan also sent his cordial greetings to his Chinese counterpart, Li Keqiang. ---0---
