President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China congratulated President Serzh Sargsyan and the people of Armenia, on the occasion of the 22nd anniversary of Armenia’s independence.

“China is glad that, under your leadership, the Armenian people have achieved great success in nation-building. We wish to the people of your country greater successes on the road of development of the state.   

“Over the course of the 21 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, China and Armenia have always assisted and had respect toward one another, jointly surmounted the difficulties, and earnestly cooperated.    

“The political interaction between the sides is constantly strengthening, [and] the cooperation has achieved great results.

“I give a lot of attention to the development of Armenian-Chinese relations. I stand ready with you to exert all efforts to raise Armenian-Chinese relations to a new level, [and] for the benefit of the two countries and peoples,” the Chinese president’s congratulatory message specifically states.