The 97th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army of China was celebrated with solemnity at the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Armenia, Armenpress reports.
In his speech, China's Acting Chargé d'Affaires in Armenia, Chen Ming, highlighted that the People's Liberation Army has made significant contributions to the creation and development of new China since its foundation on August 1, 1927, and has played an important role in maintaining world peace and stability.
"China has been firmly committed to an independent, self-sufficient, and peaceful foreign policy, as well as to safeguarding national security. Seventy years ago, facing the horrors of hot wars and the blockades of the Cold War, China proposed the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence. These principles were unanimously recognized by the international community and have since become widely accepted norms for regulating interstate relations.Today, amid the unprecedented changes of the past 70 years, China, adhering to its foreign policy goal of maintaining world peace and promoting common development, strives to build a community with a shared future for humanity," said the Acting Chargé d'Affaires of China in Armenia.
Chen Ming stated that China supports a multipolar world based on equality and discipline, upholds the reform and construction of the global governance system, backs inclusive and comprehensive economic globalization, promotes the joint development of the Belt and Road initiative, and implements global initiatives in the fields of development, security, and civilization.
According to him, the Chinese and Armenian peoples value peace and strive for it. Over the past 32 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, both sides have respected each other's sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity while continuing to develop friendly cooperation based on equality and mutual benefit.
"In recent years, under the strategic leadership of the leaders of both countries, China-Armenia military cooperation has achieved significant success, making a positive contribution to maintaining peace and stability in the region. China is ready to further deepen exchanges and cooperation with Armenia in all fields, including the security sector, and to elevate bilateral relations to a new level," concluded the diplomat.
