YEREVAN. - President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan on Saturday received the delegation headed by special envoy of Chinese President Meng Jianzhu, who is also the Secretary of Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China.

The Armenian President welcomed the guests, noting that such a visit is indicative of the strengthening of bilateral ties, Armenian President’s press-service reports.

The interlocutors expressed satisfaction with the fact that since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1992, the Armenian-Chinese interstate relations have been on the rise in all areas, including political, economic and cultural.

“The People’s Republic of China is one of the important partners of Armenia, and we welcome its success and are happy for the progress recorded in all the spheres,” the President said.

Sargsyan and Mr. Jianzhu agreed that the official visit of the Armenian President to China raised the Armenian-Chinese interstate relations to a qualitatively new level, once again showing that both countries are developing productive and multilateral cooperation in all the areas.  

The interlocutors attached importance to the mutual high-level visits, which have become frequent recently.

The special envoy of the Chinese President noted that aim of the delegation’s visit is to invigorate and deepen the Armenian-Chinese cooperation in the law enforcement area, considering that it will significantly contribute to the strengthening of bilateral political ties. According to him, all this is also important in the context of the changes taking place in the world and the region. This dictates Armenia and China to establish more close cooperation, he added.

Meng Jianzhu assured that his country will spare no effort to contribute to the stability and security in the region.