Arminfo, Armenia
Aug 24 2018


Armenian President: Germany is Armenia's important partner

Yerevan August 24

Alexander Avanesov. Armenian President Armen Sarkissian met with
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is in Armenia on an official
visit, the press service of the Armenian President's Office informs.

President Armen Sarkissian greeting the delegation headed by
Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed confidence that this historical
visit will open new horizons for the development of Armenian-German
relations.

This is the first official visit of Chancellor Angela Merkel to
Armenia, but in the past she has been in Armenia.

"I want to note with satisfaction that the Armenian-German relations
are based on deep trust and mutual understanding. Germany is a very
important partner for Armenia, but our cooperation gives opportunity
for its expansion in various fields. And of course, I want to express
my satisfaction for the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by Your
country and for the political support in our cooperation with the EU,
since the Armenian-EU relations are very important for us", President
Sarkissian said.

Chancellor Angela Merkel in turn expressed deep gratitude for a warm
reception. "Dear Mr. Sarkissian, I am glad to be a guest in your
country and I am glad for our meeting. Last year our countries marked
the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, and
today we can say that our relations are positive. I agree with you
that we have non-used potential in our relations, which should be used
both in political-economic, and in scientific-research fields. We wish
to support Armenia in implementation of the declared reforms and we
closely follow the changes and developments that are to take place in
spring. We are ready to cooperate in this difficult but important
path", she said.

During the meeting the sides referred to the Armenian-EU cooperation,
as well as to the opportunities of deepening bilateral relations in
different fields, including culture, education and science.

To note, Germany's trade relations with Armenia, Georgia and
Azerbaijan in the first half of 2018 developed dynamically. The volume
of trade with the three Transcaucasian republics grew by 17.1% to 1.2
billion euros, the Eastern Committee of the German economy reported.
The trade turnover with Armenia increased most - by 4% 1 or up to 171
million euro. "Political changes that occurred in Yerevan in the
spring of 2018 seem to contribute to the dynamic development of the
economy," the Eastern Committee believes.