ArmInfo. Armenian President Armen Sarkissian who is on a visit to Germany met with President of the Bundestag Wolfgang Schauble yesterday.
According to the press service of the President of Armenia, the head of the German parliament welcomed Armen Sarkissian's first official visit to Germany.
In turn, the President of Armenia stressed: "It is a great honor for me to represent the country in a historic building. Armenia attaches great importance to multifaceted cooperation with Germany and the consistent development of inter-parliamentary relations. "According to the president, for Armenia, as a country with a short period of parliamentary system of government, traditions and culture of Germany's parliamentary democracy are interesting and instructive. Noting that Armenia is today viewed in the modern world as an example of major changes in a peaceful way, President Sarkissian said that the current task of the new Armenia is to turn existing positive energy into positive results, and he is optimistic about the future. Armenian President and the President of Bundestag touched upon the ratification process of the Comprehensive and Expanded Partnership Agreement between Armenia and the European Union, the issue of visa liberalization, as well as the need to expand cooperation in the scientific, educational and cultural fields.