Groundbreaking of the new building of the embassy of China in Armenia was held Wednesday in capital city Yerevan, News.am reports.
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, Chinese Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Li Huilai, Chinese Ambassador Tian Erlong, and Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan participated in the ceremony.
In his welcoming remarks, Chinese Assistant FM Li Huilai said with the construction of the new embassy building, Armenia and China continue their long-standing diplomatic relations.
In his turn, Armenian FM Nalbandian noted that over the course of the past 25 years, both Armenia and China have done everything to develop and deepen relations and cooperation between them.