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The delegation led by the Vice-President of the National Assembly Mrs. Arevik Petrosyan was in the city of Xi'an of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on an official visit on November 13-19 to take part in the 2009 Euro-Asia Economic Forum on the theme Hand in Hand Cooperation and the Boosting of the Economic Development.

During the opening ceremony of the big representation forum, where the Vice President of the People’s Republic of China also attended, NA Vice President Mrs. Areviik Petrosyan delivered a speech. She, in particular, highly assessed the development of the Armenian-Chinese relations, expressed her gratitude to China for support shown to Armenia’s social-economic development and expressed hope that it would be continuous, and new joint economic projects will be carried out. Mrs. Petrosyan presented the Armenian realities of overcoming the financial-economic crisis and the conditions of developing economic cooperation with the concerned sides.

Within the framework of the visit Mrs. Petrosyan met with the leading representatives of the Shaanxi Province of the People’s Republic of China and discussed issues of strengthening bilateral relations and further development.