Yerevan, September 27, ArmenPress: Armenian president Robert Kocharian will pay a state visit to China from September 26 to September 30 at the invitation of the Chinese president Hu Xintau. According to Kocharian's press office, the Armenian delegation will include territorial minister Hovik Abrahamian, agriculture minister David Lokian, culture minister Hovik Areyan, other government officials, businessmen, scientists and journalists.

President Kocharian will meet with president Hu Xintau, prime minister Vin Diabao, parliament chairman U Bango. Based on the visit's results, both sides will sign a declaration and also inter-government agreements on economic and seismological cooperation and a plan of cultural cooperation for 2005.

President Kocharian will also visit a range of historical sites of Beijing. On September 29 the Armenian delegation will leave for Shanghai, where Kocharian will meet with the city leadership and will also visit a local town-building development exhibition and a tourism center.