Foreign Minister of People’s Republic of China Yang Jiechi will pay an official visit to Armenia at the invitation of his Armenian counterpart on February 16-17.

He will hold meetings with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II, Armenian Foreign Office press service informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.   

Yang Jiechi will lay a wreath at the Armenian Genocide Memorial Tsitsernakaberd.

The Chinese foreign minister’s visit to Armenia will be the first high-level visit to the country since it gained independence. The sides intend to deepen Armenia-China cooperation and discuss a wide range of regional and international issues.