China’s Charge d' Affairs lauds growing ties with Armenia

2024 marked new results in the cooperation between Armenia and China, the Charge d' Affairs of China in Armenia Chen Ming has said. 

“Our relationship continues to develop steadily, while political mutual trust continues to deepen,” the official said at a Spring Festival reception at the Chinese embassy in Yerevan.

“Last year, within the framework of the BRICS summit, President Xi Jinping talked with Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, which further boosted the development of bilateral ties,” Chen Ming said.

He emphasized that bilateral trade grew 38%, amounting to $2,6 billion. 

The Charge d' Affairs of China in Armenia noted that the recently opened Urumqi-Yerevan flight has significantly simplified the movement of people between the two countries. “The number of Chinese tourists in Armenia continues to grow, and in yearend it surpassed 38,000, which is 60% more compared to the previous year,” he said.