PRESIDENT OF ARMENIA AND CHANCELLOR OF GERMANY DISCUSS SEVERAL KEY ISSUES
ArmInfo
2010-06-22 17:00:00
Arminfo. The meeting of the Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and
German Chancellor Angela Merkel took place at Merkel’s residence
in Germany.
As press-service of the Armenian president reported, they touched on
several issues regarding development of the bilateral Armenian-German
relations as well as fulfillment of the cooperation opportunity in
the multilateral format. President of Armenia said that the high level
meetings move the political dialogue ahead and give an opportunity to
deepen the relations in all the spheres. He also added that Armenia
watches the relations with Germany also as an important component
of the European integration process. The parties also touched on
development of the trade and economic relations, mentioning that
availability of 80 companies with the German capital in Armenia
creates a good basis for extension of cooperation in the investment
sphere. They also discussed the financial and technical aid by the
government of Germany to Armenia.
President Sargsyan and Chancellor Merkel also touched on South Caucasus
problems. The president welcomed the balanced policy of Germany in the
region. As for Nagornyy Karabakh conflict, he said that the fact that
Azerbaijan still says about possibility of the conflict settlement by
means of war, causes anxiety, as not only the talks but also stability
in the region become unsteady. As for the Armenian-Turkish relations,
the president regrets that the efforts of Armenia and the world
community directed to normalizing of the relations and opening of
the last shut down border in Europe had no result, as Turkey used the
process for other purposes and refused the principles arranged earlier.
The parties mentioned the importance of development of
the normalization process between Armenia and Turkey without
pre-conditions. As the Karabakh conflict, it is necessary to reach
peaceful settlement of the conflict vis the talks within the frames
of the OSCE Minsk Group.
From: A. Papazian