GERMANY WELCOMES ARMENIA-TURKEY NORMALIZATION PROCESS

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Oct 23 2009
Armenia

The newly appointed German Ambassador to Armenia Ambassador Hans-Jochen
Schmidt presented his credentials to RA President Serzh Sargsyan.

The RA presidential press office reported that the Armenian leader
congratulated the Ambassador on commencing his mission in Armenia
and his predecessors left a rich legacy of Armenian-German cooperation.

The Armenian President expressed the confidence that Ambassador
Hans-Jochen Schmidt will make a great contribution to the bilateral
relations.

The Armenian leader pointed out the importance of developing relations
with Germany, one of Armenia’s major trade partners. Germany’s
assistance to Armenia is the second largest after that of the United
States. Armenia and Germany are implementing numerous technical
and financial programs, a maintaining high-level political dialogue
and actively cooperating within the European Union. The sides also
maintain active cultural contacts.

The German Ambassador stated Germany will continue its active
assistance to Armenia, and he will spare no efforts for the development
of Armenian-German cooperation.

The sides exchanged views on developing bilateral ties and on regional
problems. Ambassador Hans-Jochen Schmidt stated German welcomes
the Armenia-Turkey normalization process as an important step to
consolidating security, stability and cooperation in the region.