According to Armenian presidential press service, Angela Merkel said that she has good memories of her visit to Armenia in August this year.
She noted that she was especially impressed with TUMO Center for Creative Technologies, and currently the German side is discussing the opportunities of cooperation.
“Germany is Armenia’s important political and economic partner and a friendly state,” Armen Sarkissian said and added that he was happy to meet again and continue discussions on expansion of Armenian-German relations.
According to him, the two countries can successfully cooperate in high tech and IT, where Armenia has significant potential. “Our country can be a platform for various startups,” Armen Sarkissian emphasized.
On November 28 Armen Sarkissian also met with President of the Bundestag Wolfgang Schäuble.
In addition to bilateral relations, they discussed the process of ratification of Partnership Committee under the EU-Armenia Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA) and visa liberalization issue.