Yerevan, Beijing to continue promoting exports of Armenian products  to China - statement 

ArmInfo. In a joint statement on the establishment of strategic partnership between Armenia and China, the parties specified the following: 

The Parties welcome the steady growth of bilateral trade in recent  years and express their readiness to make efforts for its further  increase, including efforts aimed at stimulating the export of  Armenian products and their entry into the Chinese market, as well as  attracting investments of Chinese companies to Armenia. Armenia  welcomes the participation of Chinese companies in infrastructure  projects in Armenia.

    The Parties express their willingness to strengthen exchanges and  cooperation with the aim of expanding the trade and investment  potential in such areas as infrastructure, information technologies,  renewable energy sources, agriculture, industry, etc.  

The Parties recognize the essential role of the Intergovernmental  Commission on Economic Cooperation in the further development of  trade and economic relations between Armenia and China and express  their readiness to continue regularly holding sessions of the  Commission and employing efforts for the comprehensive implementation  of its decisions, for the purpose of which both sides are raising the  level of the Co-Chairs of the Commission.  

China welcomes Armenia's active participation in the China  International Import Expo, China Import and Export Fair, the China  International Fair for Trade in Services, the Global Digital Trade  Expo, the China International Consumer Products Expo, the China  International Small and Medium Enterprises Expo, the China  International Fair for Investment and Trade and other major  exhibitions. The Chinese side supports the Armenian side in using  online platforms for the promotion and sale of high-quality goods.  Armenia also welcomes the active participation of the Chinese side in  international exhibitions and fairs held in Armenia, including the  Expo Food and Drinks, the ArmProd EXPO, the Build EXPO, the  Industrial Armenia EXPO, the DigiTec Expo, the ArmHighTech  Exhibition, etc.  

The Parties express their readiness to further increase mutual  investments to strengthen cooperation in such areas as industry,  information and telecommunications, agriculture, energy, etc., to  promote high-quality cooperation.  

The Parties express their readiness to discuss the improvement of the  treaty-based legal framework pertinent to the trade and economic  field, and actively study the possibility of creating an  institutional mechanism for the liberalization and facilitation of  trade and investment procedures. The Parties reaffirm their firm  position on defending the multilateral trading system with the WTO at  the core, and support the integration of the Investment Facilitation  for Development (IFD) Agreement into the legal structure of the WTO.  

The Parties express their readiness to deepen development cooperation  and work out opportunities to implement more small and beautiful  social projects in Armenia. Armenia expresses its gratitude to China  for continuous technical assistance, including projects on human  resources development.

    The Parties express their readiness to strengthen cooperation in the  field of tourism. In particular, the Parties highly appreciate the  visa-free regime between the two countries, which significantly  stimulates tourism, enhances people-to-people contacts, and expands  economic, social and cultural ties. The Parties agree that the  implementation of direct flights between the two countries serves as  an additional incentive to tourism cooperation.  China welcomes  Armenia's participation in the annual China International Travel Mart  (CITM) and other tourism exhibitions.

The Parties express interest in promoting mutually beneficial  cooperation in the fields of science and technology, education, and  language exchanges. The Parties consider it as an important aspect of  promoting cultural exchange and dialogue to teach and popularize the  Armenian and Chinese languages in each other's educational  institutions including the Confucius Institute in Armenia. The  Parties will discuss strengthening cooperation in such areas as  digital education and vocational education. The Parties actively  support the translation and publication of each other's classic  works. 

  The Parties express their readiness to actively facilitate exchanges  between research institutes, strengthen mutually beneficial  cooperation in the field of science and technology, promote the  application of technological achievements, and bring about new  progress in their scientific and technological cooperation.

    The Parties emphasize the importance of cooperation in the fields of  information technology, innovation and artificial intelligence, and  express their readiness to promote the establishment of incubation  centers, science and technology parks, innovation centers and joint  research centers, with Armenia's "Engineering City" and "Academic  City" projects as possible platforms for cooperation.

    The Parties agree to enhance cooperation in culture, make active  efforts to organize Culture Days and other events on a mutual basis.  The Parties express their readiness to conduct cooperation in  preserving cultural relics and carrying forward cultural heritage,  and step up collaboration under the framework of the Ancient  Civilization Forum. Being ancient civilizations and active  participants of the Forum, the Parties stand ready to actively  conduct cooperation under the framework of the Forum. 

  The Parties express their readiness to deepen cooperation in health,  employment, social security, sports and youth, and strengthen  exchanges in fields including film, media and think tanks.

    The Parties support further facilitating personnel exchanges.  

The Parties regard digitalization and digital transformation as a  priority area in bilateral cooperation, and stand ready to implement  joint projects for the introduction of modern technologies. The  Parties also express interest in the exchange of experience in fields  including cybersecurity and combating hybrid threats.  

The Parties agree that further deepening cooperation in  transportation and enhancing transportation facilitation, on the  basis of respect for national sovereignty and national jurisdiction,  equality, and reciprocity, is conducive to improving regional  interconnectivity and promoting economic and trade development.

According to the statistics of the Republic of Armenia, bilateral  trade turnover between Armenia and China in January-June 2025  amounted to about $1 billion 196 million (a decline of 15%). At the  same time, Armenian exports fell by 56.6% - to $288.3 million, and  imports to the Republic of Armenia increased by 31% - to $908.1  million.