YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 22, ARMENPRESS. Republic of Armenia Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan met with Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Li Keqiang on September 22. “Armenpress” was informed by the Information and Public Relations Department of the Government of the Republic of Armenia, that the Premier of the State Council of the PRC greeted the Prime Minister, thanking him for accepting the invitation of visiting China and participating in Eurasian Economic Forum. He highly valued the present level of Armenian-Chinese relations and expressed his confidence that PM Abrahamyan’s visit to China will promote further development and strengthening of cooperation.

PM Hovik Abrahamyan thanked Li Keqiang for a warm reception and noted that the development of Armenian-Chinese relations is one of the priorities of Armenia foreign policy.   

The Prime Ministers of the two courtiers attached importance to further cooperation development and realization of joint projects in fields of infrastructure development, energetics, transport, chemical industry, agriculture, tourism, science, education, culture, civil aviation.

Armenia and Chinese Prime Ministers carefully discussed investment projects of construction of Iran-Armenia railway and the North–South Transport Corridor. China PM reconfirmed China’s being interested in the issue. He expressed readiness to implement joint projects in infrastructure development sphere in Armenia, industry, humanitarian and others fields.

PM Hovik Abrahamyan invited Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Li Keqiang to pay a working visit to Armenia which the Premier gladly accepted.