S.OHANYAN HOSTED AMBASSADOR OF CHINA TO ARMENIA HONG JIUYIN

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24.06 .08

On June 24 RA Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan received the Ambassador
Extraordinary and Pleinotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to
Armenia Hong Jiuyin and Military Attaché Ma Yunbao. At the beginning
of the meeting Seyran Ohanyan extended condolences to the people
of China connected with the thousands of victims as a result of the
recent earthquake in China and the crash of the passenger train.

Thanking the Minister, Hong Jiuyin noted that the Government and the
Armed Forces of China pay great attention to the friendship between
our two countries and bilateral cooperation both in military and
other fields. He specially underlined the centuries-old history of the
Armenian and Chinese peoples, expressing hope that this friendship will
be permanent and beneficial. On behalf of the Minister of Defense of
China, the Ambassador conveyed an official invitation to RA Defense
Minister to visit China later this year.

During the meeting Seyran Ohanyan expressed gratitude to the Government
of China and the leadership of the banks for the assistance rendered
up until now and expressed willingness to be useful to China within
the frames of our country’s capacities.

The parties discussed the current state of bilateral relations in
the military sphere and issues related to the further deepening of
those, once again underlining that Armenia and China are friendly
states and China attaches special importance to the cooperation with
our country. It was noted also that this cooperation is put on good
bases and it is deepening day by day.

At the end of the meeting the parties wished success to the sportsmen
of the two countries in the 29th Olympic Games to be held in China
this summer.

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