A. Zakaryan: Many factors today unify Armenia and China

“I feel convinced that the Armenian President’s China visit, meetings with Chinese President and high officials, attendance to the Shanghai Expo 2010 is a good opportunity to intensify Armenian-Chinese relations, implement certain projects, discussions on multifaceted cooperation, as well as new perspective initiatives,” Armenian National Assembly ARP deputy Artak Zakaryan told Panorama.am.

According to him, the legal-political bases of multifaceted cooperation between the two countries have been regulated through inter-state and inter-governmental agreements for 40 years.

A. Zakaryan said diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and People’s Republic of China have existed for 18 years by now and bilateral partnership and mutually reliable cooperation has been launched during the years.

As the deputy said, parallel to active trade-economic cooperation, the opportunities for intensifying political understanding, dialogue and mutual interests are getting even deeper.

“According to historical sources, Armenian-Chinese trade-economic ties were launched in 170 B.C., by the establishment of the Armenian capital of Artashat which was quick to become an international transit trade center and the Armenian traders imported silk from China and exported copper, glass, etc. to the country. There are many factors that today unify the two countries,” A. Zakaryan said.