YEREVAN.- President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan received German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle in Yerevan on Friday.

President Sargsyan stressed that Armenia attaches importance to the formation of friendly relations with Germany and to the development of political dialogue and multilateral cooperation. Serzh Sargsyan said Armenia is interested in the deepening of relations in all the fields – political, trade, economic, cultural and military sectors.

Minister Westerwelle praised Armenia-Germany relations saying the countries are working to strengthen bilateral ties. The Minister stressed that Germany wants to expand and develop relations on the basis of achievements formed in over 20 years of diplomatic relations between the states.

The sides discussed the Karabakh peace process, regional challenges and problems, stressing importance of cooperation from the viewpoint of European integration.