Pashinyan will continue efforts for deepening relations with China

Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan received on April 4 the delegation led by Mrs. Shen Yueyue, Vice-Chairwoman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee of China.

As ARMENPRESS was informed from the Office of the Prime Minister of Armenia, greeting the guests, Pashinyan noted that the development of relations with friendly China is among the foreign policy priorities of Armenia and the visit of Vice-Chairwoman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee of China will give new impetus to the cooperation between the two countries. Highly assessing the current level of Armenian-Chinese relations, Nikol Pashinyan said that Armenia is interested in developing mutually beneficial cooperation in political, economic, humanitarian, technological and other directions.

Thanking the PM for the reception, Shen Yueyue noted that Armenia is a friendly country for China and an important partner. According to her the relations between the two countries are on a high level and China is interested in their future development, including by activation of inter-parliamentary cooperation.

Nikol Pashinyan also highlighted the role of inter-parliamentary relations, noting that when he was a member of the parliament he was a member of the parliamentary friendship group with China and participated in the works of strengthening the Armenian-Chinese relations, and now, as an MP, he is ready to continue the efforts in that direction. Shen Yueyue noted that China highly appreciates Nikol Pahinyan’s contribution to the development of bilateral relations and is ready to deepen the partnership.

Nikol Pashinyan thanked for the balanced position of China over Nagorno Karabakh conflict, highlighting the support of the international community for a peaceful conflict settlement. Nikol Pashinyan said that Armenia remains committed to "One-China policy". The Vice-Chairwoman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee noted that China continues supporting the peaceful settlement process of Nagorno Karabakh conflict, highlighting the settlement of the conflict through political dialogue.

The interlocutors discussed issues referring to cooperation agenda between Armenia and China and prospects for its development. Nikopl Pashinyan noted that Armenia is interested in the development of partnership in the spheres of road construc...