Armenia’s PM today met with the member of Chinese State Council and Deputy PM Wang Yang in the framework of the Eurasian Economic Forum.
Abrahamyan thanked for the invitation to take part in the Eurasian Economic Forum held in Xi’an.
“I was happy to accept this invitation, considering Armenia’s serious interest in participating in the Silk Road reestablishment projects,” Abrahamyan said.
According to the PM, China is one of Armenia’s most important partners, the Armenian-Chinese relations having deep historic roots.
“I’d like to mention with satisfaction that the high-level political dialogue between Armenia and China is actively developing, the proof of which is the Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan’s state visit to China in March and his talks with President Xi Jinping, as well as my meeting with Li Keqiang two days ago. Meetings on this level definitely give new impetus to the deepening of friendly relations between our countries,” the PM said.
Abrahamyan stressed that the Armenian government is actively working in the direction of implementing the arrangements, considering the results of meetings between Armenian and Chinese leaders.
Armenia’s PM also attached importance to the initiative of the Chinese side on the Great Silk Road Economic Belt, which will have a great significance for the economic development of the region.
Chinese State Council member Wang Yang, for his part, praised PM Abrahamyan’s participation in the forum, noting that China attaches importance to and is interested in developing and expanding cooperation with Armenia in different spheres. He also noted that the Chinese side is ready to contribute to the economic development of Armenia. In Wang Yang’s words, the high-level political communications in the recent years have been contributing to the deepening of relations between the two countries in both political and economic spheres.
The Chinese Deputy PM noted with satisfaction that the bilateral turnover of goods has significantly increased. He also expressed conviction that the development of the Great Silk Road economic zone will significantly foster the development of the Eurasian region.
At the meeting, the parties also touched on other issues of bilateral interest and attached importance to the cooperation in international organizations.
The governmental delegation led by Armenia’s PM Hovik Abrahamyan has returned to Yerevan tonight.
