President Sargsyan congratulates China's Xi Jinping on re-election
President Serzh Sargsyan on Saturday sent a congratulatory message to Xi Jinping on his re-election as President of the People’s Republic of China, wishing him new achievements and the friendly people of China - peace and prosperity.
President Sargsyan reaffirmed his readiness to promote the deepening and expansion of cooperation between Armenia and China trough joint efforts for the benefit of the two friendly nations, the presidential press office said.
Recalling warmly his state visit to China in March 2015 and the meeting with President Xi Jinping, the Armenian leader noted with satisfaction that the agreements reached at the highest level are being materialized to promote the Armenian-Chinese multilateral and multifaceted relationships.
“Armenia attaches special importance to the comprehensive development and consolidation of historically friendly relations and mutually beneficial cooperation with China, which date as far back to the Silk Road era.
Today as well, we are prepared to closely cooperate with you in order to enrich the annals of friendship between our peoples with new achievements, including on the sidelines of China’s regional and international initiatives,” the president said in his message.
Xi Jinping was elected Chinese president by a unanimous vote on Saturday morning at the session of the 13th National People's Congress.