Saturday, 19 September 2015
PM Receives Delegation Led by China Economic and Social Council Deputy Chairman
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan received a delegation headed by Wang Shenghong, Deputy Chairman of China Economic and Social Council (CESC), Vice President of PRC People’s Political Consultative Council’s All-China Board Foreign Relations Committee.
Welcoming the delegation’s visit to our country, the Prime Minister expressed confidence that apart from revitalizing the cooperation with Armenia’s Public Council, it may help develop and expand Armenian-Chinese relations, as whole. Hovik Abrahamyan stressed the importance of developing economic cooperation with China through new joint projects in various spheres of mutually beneficial interaction.
Thankful for a warm reception, Wang Shenghong said China attaches importance to developing and strengthening political and economic ties with Armenia. According to the CESC Deputy Chairman, one of the goals of their visit was to help implement new steps to that end.
During the meeting, the parties discussed ways of boosting cooperation between the CESC and the Armenian Public Council, implementing new initiatives, as well as other issues on the agenda of Armenian-Chinese relations.