Armenian, Chinese Presidents Exchange Greetings In Connections With

ARMENIAN, CHINESE PRESIDENTS EXCHANGE GREETINGS IN CONNECTIONS WITH 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS

Arka News Agency, Armenia
April 9 2007

YEREVAN, April 9. /ARKA/. Presidents of Armenia and China exchanged
greetings in connection with the 15th anniversary of the establishment
of diplomatic relations between the countries, the press service of
the Armenian Government reported.

The Armenian President Robert Kocharian pointed out in his message
that China is one of the first countries to recognize Armenia’s
independence. He emphasized the importance of expanding and developing
the friendly relations with China. He expressed confidence that further
development of cooperation between the two countries will contribute
to well-being of the two peoples.

The greeting message of Chinese President Hu Jintao says that over
the 15 years the relations between Armenia and China have experienced
stable development, and mutual trust has been strengthening. He also
pointed out that development of cooperation comes from life interests
of the two people.