Armenian and Chinese leaders’ declaration provide evidence of common approaches on key issues – expert
27.03.2015,
11:13
The joint declaration signed by the leaders of Armenia and China to deepen ties is an important achievement and indicates that the country have common approaches on key issues, political analyst Hrant Melik-Shahnazaryan said on Sputnik-Armenia radio station.
YEREVAN, March 27. /ARKA/. The joint declaration signed by the leaders of Armenia and China to deepen ties is an important achievement and indicates that the country have common approaches on key issues, political analyst Hrant Melik-Shahnazaryan said on Sputnik-Armenia radio station.
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and China’s President Xi Jinping signed a joint declaration in Beijing on Wednesday on further development and deepening of friendly relations between the two countries.
The document, in particular, states that Armenia and China will continue to develop their relations based on mutual respect, equality and benefits. China also stands for a peaceful and just settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict according to universally recognized norms of international law and fundamental principles and objectives of the UN Charter. Armenia confirms it will not be establishing official ties with Taiwan and will consider the Taiwan problem as China’s internal political issue.
The declaration consists of 12 items, and, apart from sections about Artsakh and the Taiwan problems, has some other provisions as well, Melik-Shahnazaryan said, as cited by Novosti-Armenia.
In particular, these provisions cover military cooperation, staff training, cooperation on international platforms, non-membership in treaties against security of the other party.
This means the document is based on principles of an almost allied partnership, according to the analyst.
“I believe it is an important achievement,” Melik-Shahnazaryan said.
Both sides condemn genocide denial policies, he said. –0--
