YEREVAN. - President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan on Wednesday received the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and German FM Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
The President welcomed the guest, noting that his visit is a good opportunity to discuss both the cooperation in the framework of the OSCE and issues related to the Armenian-German bilateral agenda.
Sargsyan once again thanked the supreme German leadership for receiving the Armenian delegation at a high level during the president’s visit to Germany in April, as well as for the interesting and meaningful discussions.
According to the President, the dynamics of mutual visits and bilateral communication is indicative of the high level of relations between Armenia and Germany. Sargsyan stressed that Armenia considers Germany as an important political and economic partner, as well as a friendly country.
He also highly appreciated the financial and technical support provided to Armenia by the German Government for many years for the purpose of social and economic development. In this context, Sargsyan expressed gratitude for the 500,000 euro financial support provided by the German Government for making amendments to the Armenian Electoral Code.
The President also expressed satisfaction with the Double Tax Treaty signed in the framework of Mr Steinmeier’s visit.
Apart from this, the Armenian President once again thanked the German Bundestag for adopting the resolution recognizing and condemning the Armenian Genocide.
The meeting also addressed the current stage of the negotiation process of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement through the mediation of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing states, as well as the opportunities and prospects for moving the process forward.
Attention was also attached to consistent steps toward carrying out the arrangements reached in Vienna and St. Petersburg in order to reach long-lasting peace and stability.
Besides, the interlocutors discussed issues related to Armenia-EU cooperation. The Armenian President expressed hope that the talks round the new Armenia-EU framework agreement, four rounds of which have been successfully held, will be implemented in near future and the sides will have a new document aimed at developing their ties.
