April 30, 2008 - 19:50 AMT
First Armenian-Chinese business forum to be held in Beijing in June
On April 25, Armenia's Ambassador to China Vahagn Movsisyan met with head of the European Affairs Department at the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, co-chair of the Armenian-Chinese intergovernmental commission Sui Tunkaya, the RA MFA press office reported.

Noting the potential of bilateral relations, the officials discussed the first-ever Armenian-Chinese business forum to be held in Beijing in June with participation of over 20 major Armenian companies.

They also referred to cooperation in energy, construction and heavy engineering industry.

The commodity turnover between Armenia and China is reported to have increased by 15%.