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Chancellor Merkel’s visit unprecedented in 26-year-old diplomatic relations between Germany and Armenia

ArmenPress, Armenia
Aug 24 2018


Chancellor Merkel's visit unprecedented in 26-year-old diplomatic
relations between Germany and Armenia



YEREVAN, AUGUST 24, ARMENPRESS. German Chancellor Angela Merkel will
arrive in Armenia on an official visit on August 24-25.

ARMENPRESS has summed up the 26 years of the bilateral relations
between Armenia and Germany ahead of the Chancellor’s visit.

Armenia and Germany have established diplomatic relations in January
1992. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations the Armenian
side has conducted 26 official visits to Germany at the president,
prime minister and foreign minister level. The Chancellor’s visit
among the German officials who paid official visits to Armenia since
1995 is unprecedented. Before this, there have been visits from
Germany at the Bundestag president, deputy prime minister and the
federal foreign minister level.

Since the establishment of diplomatic ties Armenia and Germany have
signed 45 agreements in economic, educational, cultural and commercial
sectors. 5 memorandums of cooperation in different areas have been
signed.

The trade turnover volume from Armenia to Germany in 2017 comprised
132 483.5 USD, and the import - 206 523.3USD.

On June 15, 2005 the German Parliament adopted a decision on the
recognition of the Armenian Genocide. On April 23, 2015 German
President Joachim Gauck issued a statement on the Armenian Genocide,
and on June 2, 2016 the Bundestag adopted a resolution on the
Genocide.

On the sidelines of Merkel’s visit to Armenia, Armenian-German
high-level talks will be held led by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan
and Chancellor Angela Merkel. They will sum up the results of talks
during a joint press conference.

Angela Merkel is also scheduled to meet with President of Armenia
Armen Sarkissian.

The German Chancellor will visit the Armenian Genocide Memorial in Yerevan.

Edited and translated by Aneta Harutyunyan

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