ARMENIA, CHINA TO JOINTLY DEVELOP TOURISM

PanARMENIAN.Net
June 10, 2011 – 12:43 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – During the June 10 sitting, the Armenian government
approved signing of an agreement in the field of tourism with China.

Armenian Minister of Economy Tigran Davtyan said the agreement will
facilitate an inrush of tourists into the republic and development
of bilateral relations in tourism.

On April 12, Yerevan hosted Armenia-China business forum. Armenia is
interested in the development of multidirectional relations with China,
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan stated in his opening remarks.

The Prime Minister characterized the forum as one of the most
large-scale events organized between the two courtiers. Stressing
the high level of Armenia-China political relations, Mr. Sargsyan
expressed hope for similarly successful cooperation in economy sector.

He noted the mining and chemical production, tourism, development of
infrastructures, agriculture and high technologies as priority spheres.

A member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party
of China, Li Changchun, in turn, stressed that certain steps must
be undertaken to balance the bilateral trade. He emphasized China’s
interest in the import of Armenian products, specifically brandy.