CHINA, ARMENIA PLEDGE TO ENHANCE CO-OP BETWEEN MILITARIES

Xinhua

People’s Daily, China
Dec 29 2008
China

BEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) — Chinese and Armenian defense ministers
held talks Monday, pledging to increase exchanges and cooperation
between the two militaries.

Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie told his Armenian counterpart,
Seyran Oganyan, that the two nations enjoyed sound momentum in
high level visits, increasing mutual trust in politics and fruitful
cooperation in various fields.

Liang, also a state councilor, said strengthening military cooperation
played important role for advancing Sino-Armenian bilateral relations.

Guo Boxiong, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, also
met with Oganyan Monday.

Applauding Armenia’s adherence to the one-China policy and its support
to China on the issues of Taiwan and Tibet, Guo said China valued
the relations with Armenia.

Regarding China as a good friend and partner as well, Oganyan expressed
his appreciation of China’s assistance to Armenia’s army building
and pledged to work with China to increase bilateral exchanges and
cooperation.