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    Chinese leaders, Armenian president stress technological cooperation

    Xinhua news agency
    28 Sep 04

    (New China News Agency)

    Beijing, 28 September: Top Chinese leaders and visiting Armenian
    President Robert Kocharyan agreed here Tuesday [28 September] that
    the two sides should strengthen cooperation in economic, technological
    and other areas.

    Wu Bangguo, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National
    People's Congress, China's top legislature, said China is ready to
    work with Armenia to broaden their cooperation in legislature and
    many other areas.

    China's top legislator described Armenia as a bridge linking Asia and
    Europe, a country with a long history and rich cultural heritage. He
    stressed that China attaches great importance to developing its
    relations with Armenia.

    Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Armenia is an "important partner of
    cooperation" and a "reliable friend" of China in the Caucusus region.

    "China supports the efforts of the Armenian government to maintain
    social stability and promote economic development," Wen said. "China
    is ready to have wide-ranging and in-depth cooperation with Armenia
    on the basis of mutual trust, equality and mutual benefit."

    China-Armenia trade reached 4.75m US dollars in the first half of 2004,
    up 88.7 per cent from the same period last year.

    A bilateral scientific and technological cooperation commission has
    selected 15 upcoming projects for cooperation. Wen said China hopes
    the joint commission will help tap more potential for cooperation
    and bring relations to a higher ground.

    Kocharyan said both Armenia and China agree that each country has
    the right to select its own approach to development and its own way
    of life. He said Armenia is glad to see the cooperation between the
    two sides and expects good results.

    The Armenian president added that there are no political disputes
    between Armenia and China. Armenia wishes to expand cooperation with
    China in agriculture, mechanics, science and technology, traditional
    Chinese medicine, education and service sectors.
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