Monday, March 18 2019 17:25

ArmInfo.On March 18, the RA NA President being in the Federal Republic of Germany on an official visit made welcoming remarks in Berlin Parliament, the press service  of Armenian NA reports.

"Distinguished Ms Vice President, Dear colleagues, Ladies and  Gentlemen, Let us thank you for this opportunity of meeting with you  and welcoming you in Berlin Parliament.

In the people's memories the Berlin Wall dividing the people, the  country and your beloved city from each other is still fresh. On 9  November 1989 the people of Germany united on the unity idea in the  Eastern Germany succeeded to collapse it, what resulted in the  re-unification of Germany on 3 October 1990 and opened a new page in  the world history. The world is glad to see again a united and  dynamic Germany.

In one picture of the 'Berlin Wall' Museum is a woman leaned on a  wall and her words are noted: "The pressure that in 1987 I made with  the palm of my hand gave its result after two years."

The struggle of the citizens of the Republic of Armenia through many  years for democracy in our country, protection of human rights and  the rule of law resulted in the Velvet, non-violent Revolution in  April-May, 2018, which went on completely by Constitution.

Now, we should strengthen the democratic model of development and  develop its efficiency. In this aspect we consider important the  deepening of our relations with the EU.

We are resolute to expand and deepen the process of the institutional  reforms together with our European colleagues.

We also highly evaluate the balanced policy being pursued by Germany  in the South Caucasus and the support to Armenia in different  spheres.

The political dialogue of high level established between our two  countries, the inter-parliamentary cooperation, the expanding  cooperation in bilateral and multilateral formats, and the activation  of economic and cultural ties serve as evidence of further deepening  of cooperation.

In the context of deepening of Armenian-German relations the two  countries' capitals can play special role.

I hope that Berlin and our 2800-year old capital Yerevan will be able  to carry out joint cooperation programmes for learning from each  other and exchange of experience. The experience of Berlin will be,  certainly, useful for the newly elected authorities of Yerevan in the  context of the urban management and sustainable development of the  city economy.

Distinguished Ms Schmidt, Dear colleagues, once again I express my  gratitude, and wish you new successes in your hard and responsible  activities for the benefit of Berlin citizens."