  Chinese companies expected to participate in international tender for South-North highway construction April 16, 2010 - 18:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Minister of Transport and Communications Manuk Vardanyan met Chinese Ambassador to Armenia Tian Changchun . During the meeting, the Minister gave high assessment to Armenia-China political and economic relations, emphasizing perspectives of collaboration in the sphere of transport. The Ambassador, in turn, spoke about possibilities of cooperation in telecommunications sphere. As Manuk Vardanyan stated, there's great potential in transportation sphere, specifically public transport and road construction. The Minister stated that an international tender for South-North highway construction will be announced, with Chinese companies expected to participate. Parties also focused on the possibility of the purchase of Chinese buses and micro buses or the alternative of setting up car manufacturing unit in Armenia.
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