Premier Wen Jiabao on Monday telephoned the Armenian President Robert Kocharyan to express his heartfelt condolences over the death of Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Margarian.

Also on behalf of the Chinese government, Premier Wen conveyed sincere condolences over the death of the prime minister, to the Armenian government and the Armenian people as well as members of Margarian's family.

Margarian died of a heart attack on Sunday. He had been hospitalized several times in recent years.

(Xinhua News Agency March 27, 2007)