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YEREVAN, MARCH 20, ARMENPRESS. President of the National Assembly of Armenia Alen Simonyan received the delegation headed by Vice President of Germany-South Caucasus Friendship Group of the Bundestag of Germany Tabea Rößner.
As ARMENPRESS was informed from the National Assembly, Alen Simonyan informed that he will be on a working visit to Germany next week. He noted that Germany is the largest trade and economic partner of Armenia among the EU countries, emphasizing Germany's assistance to Armenia's democratic agenda. The implementation of the EU-Armenia Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement and Germany's support in this matter were also emphasized.
At the meeting, the security problems facing the region and Armenia were extensively discussed. The German partners noted that the security architecture is changing every day in the world, leading to new rearrangements.
The humanitarian problems caused by the 44-day war of 2020, the consequences of the Lachin crisis were discussed.
"On February 22, 2023, the International Court of Justice made a legally binding decision against Azerbaijan, obliging it to take all necessary measures to ensure the uninterrupted movement of people, vehicles and cargo in both directions through the Lachin Corridor," noted Alen Simonyan, reminding that after the Court's decision, on March 5, there was an attack by an Azerbaijani subversive group on Nagorno-Karabakh police officers, killing three citizens of Nagorno-Karabakh.
He emphasized that Armenia expects German partners to take active steps to ensure Azerbaijan's immediate implementation of the Court's decision.
Alen Simonyan thanked the German government for supporting the decision to deploy a new EU long-term monitoring mission in Armenia, expressing his belief that it will play a significant role in establishing peace and security in the region.