YEREVAN. – Well-informed sources report that one of the key issues of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan’s recent visit to China was to obtain an agreement on supplying arms to Armenia with reduced rates, Haykakan Zhamanak daily reported.

“[But] our sources do not specify whether or not this matter was resolved.

“Analysts note, however, that the separatist aspirations of the Turkic-speaking minorities living in northwestern China always troubles Beijing. And Armenia is the only country situated between China and Turkey which is free from the Turkish element. This means that there are objective conditions for China-Armenia strategic cooperation,” Haykakan Zhamanak wrote.