Chancellor Merkel: Germany is ready to accompany Armenia in bold transformations

ArmInfo. In the honor of the  German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, an official dinner was held in the  residence of Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan the day  before.

As the press service of the Armenian government reports, during the  event the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan noted that August  24 will be a memorable date for the Armenian-German relations. He  stressed that after the talks he can state that extremely important  and effective discussions were held with Mrs. Chancellor.

Pashinyan expressed confidence that bilateral relations have huge  growth potential. According to him, the government headed by him will  do everything possible to achieve impressive results in this  direction, in particular, developing cooperation in the economic,  political and humanitarian spheres. At the same time, the Premier  stressed that Armenia has a special political, emotional attitude to  Germany after in 2016 the German Bundestag adopted a resolution on  the Armenian Genocide.  The head of the Armenian government expressed  confidence that the relations between the countries will continue to  be strengthened, that a new page will be opened in the relations  between the Republic of Armenia and the FRG.

Angela Merkel, in her turn, declared her readiness to assist Armenia  in its ongoing reforms and invited the republic's premier to visit  Germany. "In the spring we closely followed the events in Armenia,  watched how the citizens of Armenia, especially the youth, were  determined to realize and express their civil will through peaceful  rallies.

We are representatives of the German Federal Government, deputies,  representatives of the economic bloc of the delegation and the German  side in general , we wish to accompany you on the path of these bold  changes and wish to be a facilitating partner in the further  development of Armenia, "the chancellor said.  As Merkel pointed out,  during the meeting with Prime Minister Pashinyan, the spheres in  which the Armenian-German cooperation could develop were specified.  According to the German Chancellor, Armenia and Germany can  successfully continue to deepen cooperation in the field of  education, in the scientific and research field, in the sphere of  economy and other spheres. Germany can also assist Armenia in the way  of effective implementation of the Agreement on Comprehensive and  Enhanced Partnership with the EU. "And so that we do not forget about  our agreements, I invite you, Mr. Prime Minister, to Germany so that  we can record the progress made and continue working towards further  development," concluded Angela Merkel.