Tuesday, December 11 2018 12:05

ArmInfo. German Chancellor Angela Merkel congratulated acting Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan on winning in early parliamentary elections, Bundestag  official website reports. 

The message runs as follows: "Dear Mr. Prime Minister, I congratulate  you on your victory in the elections. The Federal Republic of Germany  was following with a great interest the recent peaceful change in  power in Armenia. We want to continue assisting Armenia in  implementation of reforms and reaffirm the commitments reached during  my visit to Yerevan on deepening our relations. In the context of  abovementioned, I look forward to our meeting in future>. 

To recall, at the end of August this year German Chancellor Angela  Merkel visited Armenia. During the official dinner in honor of the  German Chancellor, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan noted that  August 24 will be a memorable date for Armenian-German relations. He  stressed that, following the results of the talks, he could state  that extremely important and effective discussions were held with  Mrs.  Chancellor.

The head of the Armenian government expressed confidence that the  ties between the countries will continue to strengthen, that a new  page will be opened in relations between the two countries. Angela  Merkel, in her turn, declared her readiness to render assistance to  Armenia in the reforms and invited the prime minister of the republic  to visit Germany.

"In spring, we closely followed the events in Armenia, followed how  citizens of Armenia, especially young people, were determined to  implement and express their civil will through peaceful rallies. We -  representatives of the German federal government, deputies,  representatives of the economic bloc of the delegation and the German  side in general, 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.