Political scientist Hayk Martirosyan told “A1 +” that German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit to Armenia is cognitive as well as parity.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has arrived in Armenia on August 24. This is Germany’s Chancellor, as well as Merkel’s first visit to Armenia.
Merkel was welcomed by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at Zvartnots airport.
“Yesterday Angela Merkel was in Georgia, and today, she is in Armenia, and on the third day, she will be in Azerbaijan, the primary destination of the visit. This is a visit aimed at laying the groundwork for the gas export from Azerbaijan to Germany. There is no other important agenda,” Martirosyan assures.
Hayk Martirosyan noticed that Germany completely abandoned nuclear energy after the the disaster of Japanese Fukushima nuclear power plant, and now it needs a huge amount of raw material.
“President Trump is against the exports from Russia, and he voiced about it. Merkel has begun to look for alternative ways, and this visit is aimed at that,” said the political scientist and added that the Transcaucasus is considered as a common geopolitical zone in Western misconceptions, so when traveling to Baku, it would not hurt the German leadership to make stops both in Tbilisi and Yerevan. “Especially that these are countries that have great potential for cooperation with Germany and did not use it yet. And these are the two countries where there are democratic authorities.”
He also added that the overall system in Georgia is such, but in Armenia, it is still a part of the system, and Germany can see things to do here, which is welcomed.
The Merkel-Pashinyan meeting was the second, the first was informal and took place on July 12 in Brussels within the NATO summit. Armenian Prime Minister and German Chancellor will sum up the results of the negotiations at a joint press conference.
During the visit, Chancellor Angela Merkel will also meet with Armenian President Armen Sarkissian.