President Vahagn Khachaturyan met with President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Berlin

A solemn welcoming ceremony of the President of the Republic of Armenia took place at the Presidential Residence of Germany, followed by a meeting between Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

Welcoming the President of the Republic and the delegation headed by him, the President of Germany noted: "I am glad to welcome You to the Residence of the President of Germany and I am grateful that You took the time for this meeting, as well as to participate in the Hamburg Sustainability Conference.

At our last meeting at the "Special Olympics" in Berlin, we discussed various realities and developments in your region. Currently, there are still many problems and conflicts, and from this point of view, the Sustainability Conference has an important content to have a more peaceful and developing world.

I should note that Germany is interested in stimulating the development of both intercultural ties and economic relations with Armenia, and I realize that our interest is reciprocated. I also hope that in the near future it will be possible to fulfill my desire to visit Armenia."

Expressing gratitude for the welcome, President Vahagn Khachaturyan said: "Mr. President, it is an honor for me to be at the Presidential Residence of Germany, and I also thank for the invitation to the Hamburg Sustainability Conference.

I find the content of the conference important, at which new ideas and concepts aimed at peace were announced. We highly appreciate the close cooperation between Armenia and Germany in different directions, and Germany's presence in our reality is significant and considerable in a variety of spheres.

We attach important and value Germany's continuous support and contribution to the implementation of democratic reforms in Armenia. I am confident that in the near future our cooperation will continue to expand in the fields of economy, energy, culture, education and other directions, for which there is a bilateral desire and significant potential."

Over the course of the meeting, the President of Germany was interested in the general situation and developments in our region. In this context, the President of the Republic emphasized that Armenia is firmly moving towards achieving stable and lasting peace in the region, and for this purpose has launched the "Crossroads of Peace" project.

Touching upon the Armenian-Turkish relations, the President noted that the Armenian side, as before, is currently acting from the position of normalizing relations without preconditions, and in this regard, certain steps have also been taken towards the creation and restoration of border infrastructures.

Vahagn Khachaturyan stressed that Armenia's position is to have orderly and good-neighborly relations with all neighboring states, which proceeds from the interests of all countries in the region.

"It is clear to us that without peace, stability and good neighborliness, the expected development in our region and in the whole world is impossible," the President said.

During the conversation, the sides exchanged views on a number of issues on the agenda of cooperation between Armenia and Germany. A reference was made to a number of regional and global issues, on which the Presidents presented their positions.

At the end of the conversation, President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier stressed that Germany supports Armenia's desire to establish good-neighborly relations with its neighbors and will make every possible effort to establish final peace in the South Caucasus region.