Delegations of Institute of Oriental Studies at National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, led by Director Ruben Safrastyan, visited SIIS and talked with SIIS Vice President Chen Dongxiao, and his colleagues Li Weijian, Director of Center for West Asian & African Studies, assistant researcher Zhang Mei, Ye Qing, Director of Center for International Organization & International Law Studies, and Qiang Xiaoyun, Deputy Director of Center for Russian & Middle Asian Studies, about the China-Armenia relations, China’s policy towards Caucasus, relations between China and Middle Eastern countries, China’s response to the financial crisis, Sino-US relations and development of SCO.