Armenian And Chinese Leaders’ Declaration Provide Evidence Of Common

ARMENIAN AND CHINESE LEADERS’ DECLARATION PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF COMMON APPROACHES ON KEY ISSUES – EXPERT

YEREVAN, March 27. /ARKA/. The joint declaration signed by the leaders
of Armenia and China to deepen ties is an important achievement and
indicates that the country have common approaches on key issues,
political analyst Hrant Melik-Shahnazaryan said on Sputnik-Armenia
radio station.

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and China’s President Xi Jinping
signed a joint declaration in Beijing on Wednesday on further
development and deepening of friendly relations between the two
countries.

The document, in particular, states that Armenia and China will
continue to develop their relations based on mutual respect, equality
and benefits. China also stands for a peaceful and just settlement
of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict according to universally recognized
norms of international law and fundamental principles and objectives
of the UN Charter. Armenia confirms it will not be establishing
official ties with Taiwan and will consider the Taiwan problem as
China’s internal political issue.

The declaration consists of 12 items, and, apart from sections about
Artsakh and the Taiwan problems, has some other provisions as well,
Melik-Shahnazaryan said, as cited by Novosti-Armenia.

In particular, these provisions cover military cooperation, staff
training, cooperation on international platforms, non-membership in
treaties against security of the other party.

This means the document is based on principles of an almost allied
partnership, according to the analyst.

“I believe it is an important achievement,” Melik-Shahnazaryan said.

Both sides condemn genocide denial policies, he said. -0–