On the 20th of January, 2010 the RA Minister of Defence Seyran Ohanyan received the ambassador of China to Armenia Mr. Hong Jiuyin on the occasion of his finishing his diplomatic mission in our country.

Seyran Ohanyan thanked Mr. Hong Jiuyin for effective cooperation and for his personal input in developing friendly relations between the two countries. Then the Minister wished the ambassador success in his future missions. It was underlined that the cooperation between the two countries, which is based on the mutual understanding and high political dialogue, continues to develop in the defence as well as social, economic and cultural spheres. At the end of the meeting the two sides hoped that the Armenian-Chinese relations and friendly ties, the devence sphere inclusive, will strengthen even more. Then the two sides exchanged symbolic presents. RA MoD Department of Information and Public Affairs