President Serzh Sarkisian flew to Beijing on Tuesday for a four-day state visit aimed at cementing Armenia's warm relations with China.
Sarkisian's office said he will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping for talks that will be followed by the signing of Chinese-Armenian agreements meant to "develop and strengthen bilateral cooperation in a number of areas."
In a statement, the office said Sarkisian will also hold talks with the Chinese premier, Li Keqiang, and parliament speaker, Zhang Dejiang, and deliver a speech at Peking University.
Relations between the two states have been cordial throughout Armenia's independence not least because of successive Armenian governments' unconditional support for Chinese sovereignty over Taiwan. Xi's predecessor, Hu Jintao, described Armenia as his country's "trustworthy friend" when he received Sarkisian in Shanghai in 2010.
Armenian News
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