China, Armenia to promote comprehensive cooperation

Viet Nam News Agency, Vietnam
Sept 28 2004

Beijing, Sept. 28 (VNA) – China and Armenia will continue with exchange
of high-level delegations to strengthen bilateral cooperation, says
a Sino-Armenian joint communique issued in Beijing on Monday.

The joint communique, signed by Chinese President Hu Jintao and
his Armenian counterpart, Robert Sedrakovich Kocharyan, who ended
his five-day state visit to China on Monday, says the two countries
will increase exchange of delegations between their parliaments and
encourage cooperation between their businesses.

The Armenian president said China’s market economy status will be
conducive to enhancing trade relations between the two countries.

He also reaffirmed that the People’s Republic of China Government is
the sole legitimate government representing the entire Chinese people.

Meanwhile, President Hu confirmed China’s support to the efforts of
the international community to address the Nagorno-Karabakh issue
peacefully, saying he hoped that the conflict will be settled in a
just and reasonable way in line with relevant international rules
and practices.

The two presidents witnessed the signing of three China-Armenia
cooperation agreements, including an agreement on technical and
economic cooperation.–