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    RA NA PRESIDENT RECEIVES THE DELEGATION OF GERMANY

    National Assembly of RA
    March 31 2009
    Armenia

    On March 30 President of RA National Assembly Mr Hovik Abrahamyan
    received Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office of the Federal
    Republic of Germany (FRG) Mr Gernot Erler and Chairman of Germany-South
    Caucasus Parliamentary Group of FRG Bundestag, representative of the
    Social- Democratic Party Mr Steffen Reiche. RA NA Vice President,
    head of Armenia-Germany Parliamentary Friendship Group Mrs Arevik
    Petrosyan, Deputy Foreign Minister Mrs Karine Ghazinyan, Ambassador
    Plenipotentiary and Extraordinary of the Federal Republic of Germany
    to the Republic of Armenia Mrs Andrea Viktorin attended the meeting.

    RA NA President highly assessed the present level of the
    Armenian-German relations, noting that the political dialogue with
    Germany is highlighted both in the context of bilateral development, as
    well as development of European cooperation, which is also conditioned
    by the growing interest of Germany and European Union towards the
    South Caucasus regional developments. Mr Abrahamyan emphasized the
    importance of the development of the inter-parliamentary relations,
    noting that probably in autumn the National Assembly of Armenia will
    host the head of the German Parliament, which will boost the deepening
    of cooperation between the two countries. The sides highlighted the
    activation of mutual visits, contacts, the exchange of information
    and the implementation of legislation expertise.

    Touching upon the process of the settlement of Karabakh problem NA
    President Mr Hovik Abrahamyan noted that Armenia highlighted the
    mediation of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs in the process of the
    conflict settlement as a functioning format of negotiation process,
    and Armenia adhered tо the settlement of the problem only through
    peaceful way. To Mr Abrahamyan's conviction, the sides should be
    free of any steps, which could create additional tension on the
    way of peaceful process, to which Azerbaijan impeded with bellicose
    statements. The NA President stressed that the base of the settlement
    of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement was the recognition
    of the self-determination of the Nagorno Karabkh people and the
    implementation of the right, the land connection between the Nagorno
    Karabakh Republic (NKR) and Armenia and guarantees of security of the
    NPR population. Mr Abrahamyan expressed gratitude to the German side
    for its unbiased position. In the context of regional security and
    stability NA President Mr Hovik Abrahamyan highlighted the development
    of Armenia-Turkey relations, noting that Armenia was ready for the
    establishment and development of the inter-state relations without
    preconditions.

    Reserving an important role in the development of the relations between
    the two countries to the inter-parliamentary cooperation Minister of
    State at the Federal Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany
    (FRG) Mr Gernot Erler separated the cooperation of the parliamentary
    friendship groups and thanked the NA President for the support to
    the International Parliamentary Fellowship Programme. Mr Erler said
    that within the framework of Cultural Days of Germany in Armenia
    numerous events were envisaged to be held, which would more deepen the
    Armenian-German friendly relations in different directions. The State
    Minister positively assessed Armenia's steps directed to make closer
    the relations with the neighbours, in particular, the progress in the
    Armenian-Turkish relations. Within the framework of the settlement
    of the NKR problem he considered necessary to resume the immediate
    contacts of the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan.

    During the meeting the sides touched upon the inner-political
    situation of Armenia, highlighted the just and transparent conduct
    of the elections of Yerevan Council of Elders and discussed other
    issues of bilateral interest.
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