YSU HOSTS AN EVENT DEDICATED TO THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BERLIN WALL FALL
Anna Nazaryan
"Radiolur"
30.11.2009 18:26
An exhibition dedicated to 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin
Wall was launched at the Yerevan State University today.
The opening ceremony was attended by German Ambassador to Armenia
Hans-Jochen Schmidt, Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Karine Ghazinyan,
French Ambassador to Armenia Serge Smessov, representatives of the
US and Russian Embassies. They presented the role of their countries
in the fall of the Berlin Wall.
The participants agreed that the fall of the Wall played a critical
role in the further development of European cooperation.
"The citizens of the German Democratic Republic had enough will to
accomplish a peaceful revolution. It is through their efforts that
Germany was reunited," Ambassador Schmidt said.
Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister, ex-Armenian Ambassador to Germany
Karine Ghazinyan stressed that the fall of the Berlin Wall could
serve as an example for the fall of another invisible wall – the
closed Armenian-Turkish border.
According to her, the Armenian-Turkish dialogue is targeted at the
removal of this invisible wall, while any preconditions will hinder
the dialogue.
"If Turkey is really sincere, it should ratify the protocols," Karine
Ghazinyan said.