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21:08, 06-Mar-2018
Xi congratulates new president of Armenia
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Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday congratulated Armen Sarkissian on being elected president of the Republic of Armenia.
In a congratulatory message, Xi highly appraised the achievements made in the development of bilateral ties since China and Armenia established diplomatic relationship.
He said China attaches high importance to advancing China-Armenia relations and stands ready to make joint efforts with Armenia to push forward cooperation between the two countries in various fields to a new stage and bring benefit to the two countries and the two peoples.
Armenian parliament has elected Armen Sarkissian as the 4th president of the country on March 2 with a 90-10 vote.
The 64-year-old, a former prime minister who once served as the country’s ambassador to Britain, will be sworn into office as president on April 9 for a seven-year term.
Source(s): Xinhua News Agency