Armenia`s premier meets with representatives of Germany`s Armenian  community 

ArmInfo. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan ended his working visit to the Federal Republic of Germany with a meeting with representatives of the local Armenian community.

At the beginning of his speech, the Prime Minister, summing up the  visit to Germany, noted that he considers it productive. "We had an  open conversation with the Chancellor and President of the Federal  Republic of Germany. The main purpose of the visit was to try to  better understand the view and perception of our German partners  towards the Republic of Armenia, to try to make our positions on a  number of issues more understandable and comprehensible.

In general, I can say that I will return with very warm impressions.  The meetings took place in a friendly atmosphere, including the  meeting held in the Bundestag, the meeting with the German-South  Caucasus Friendship Group of the Bundestag. Also, a little while ago  we held a warm meeting with the representatives of the business  community, and yesterday there was a good public meeting at the  German Council on Foreign Relations.

In general, I don't want to draw premature conclusions, but one thing  is clear that when we look at the events that happened after the  blockade of Lachin Corridor, the resolutions of the European Council,  as well as the statements of our partners in the international  community, there is a certain change in perception of our views, our  positions, our problems. Also, the perception of our country in the  European Union has changed significantly.

I cannot say that we have guaranteed the security of our country  today, especially in these conditions, when geopolitical earthquakes  and solutions are taking place. Under these conditions, we are in a  very dangerous environment.

But on the other hand, we also have an idea of what needs to be done  in terms of managing this security environment. The peace agenda is  very important for us. We understand that it is not an easy task for  us.  We understand that there are many risks, we understand that  peace does not depend only on us, on our desire. Others must also  want it, others also want it, but the peace wanted by others does not  coincide with the peace wanted by us, and the whole purpose and  meaning of the diplomatic process should be for this to happen.

In general, I must say that we are in a very difficult and dangerous  period. We need maximum seriousness and flexibility in order to  overcome the existing challenges.

We do not have deep economic problems, we do not have problems in  terms of internal security and democracy. The people have and will  continue to have the right and opportunity to make decisions by their  choice and vote. Our problems are external, our problems are related  to the external environment and security, and it is these concerns  that we first of all share on international platforms.

In this sense, we do not have good news, but in a bad environment,  the good news is that some international attention is focused on  Armenia and the region, and we should be able to use that attention  to achieve lasting solutions and peace in the region," the Prime  Minister said.

During the meeting, the Prime Minister answered a number of questions  of the attendees, which were related to the humanitarian crisis in  Nagorno-Karabakh resulted by Azerbaijan's illegal blockade of the  Lachin Corridor, the processes taking place in the region, and other  topics.

Prime Minister Pashinyan's two-day working visit to Germany is  completed.