“We work equally in all the spheres, making efforts aimed at deepening cultural, economic and political ties with Armenia,” Mr. Bernhard Matthias Kiesler, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Germany to Armenia, said at a press conference on Monday, reflecting on the question whether the professional diplomats envy cultural figures who sometimes register more success in cultural diplomacy.

To note, the Ambassador of Germany was taking part in today’s conference dedicated to the 14th Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival, where he informed that the German Embassy to Armenia and Goethe Institute have supported the film festival since 2004.

Mr. Matthias Kiesler informed that a new progressive step will be taken in Armenian-German cultural ties this year with the establishment of Goethe Institute Centre in Yerevan.

“Armenia recently hosted the President of the Institute. On the sidelines of the visit, he also held meetings with top Armenian officials. Germany attaches great importance to the establishment of Goethe Institute Centre in Armenia, which will significantly contribute to the deepening of bilateral cultural ties,” Mr. Matthias Kiesler added.