YEREVAN. – Armenian PM Tigran Sargsyan’s official visit to Germany is in progress.

On Friday, Sargsyan paid a visit to the City of Mainz, where he met with Minister-President Kurt Beck of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, during which they discussed the opportunities for cooperation, the Government press service informs. In addition, they examined the prospects for implementing joint programs for small and medium enterprise. 

Subsequently, Armenia’s Premier attended, at the Gutenberg Museum in Mainz, an exhibition devoted to the 500th anniversary of Armenian printed books. Tigran Sargsyan noted that it is a great honor for him to attend this event. He recalled that this year Armenia marks the 500th anniversary of Armenian printed books and several events were held for that objective. In the Armenian PM’s words, it were the books and print media, education and culture, which enabled the Armenian people to preserve their identity during the years when they did not have an independent state.