YEREVAN. – Newly appointed Armenian Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan received on Wednesday Chinese Ambassador to Armenia Tian Changchun.

The Ambassador believes that bilateral relations with be more strengthened and developed, and inter-parliamentary cooperation will be more activated during Abrahamyan’s term, parliamentary press service informs Armenian News-NEWS.am.

Changchun also stated that this year also marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.

The Speaker said that Armenia attaches importance to development and reinforcement of relations with China in various fields.

“The enlargement and deepening of mutually beneficial cooperation in the political, economic and cultural fields will promote for reinforcing mutual bilateral cooperation and activating contacts between the two nations,” Abrahamyan said.