Ambassador: Germany stands by Armenia at this difficult period for  the latter

ArmInfo. Germany is close to Armenia during this difficult period for it. Victor Richter,  Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany to Armenia, stated on November 6 at the opening of the Media Literacy Week  in Yerevan.

According to him, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation promotes the  implementation of this important initiative in Armenia. The diplomat  considered the involvement of young people in the process of  democratic reforms to be of key importance. "Germany stands by  Armenia in this difficult period. A clear indication of this is the  visit of German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock to Yerevan at the  end of last week and the effectively held meetings here," the  Ambassador noted.

At the same time, Mr. Richter drew attention to the fact that Armenia  occupies a worthy place in terms of the development of information  technology and digitalization in the country. In this regard, he  expressed his belief that there is a serious potential for the  development of cooperation between Armenia and Germany in these  fields. The diplomat also touched upon the activities of the Goethe  Center in Armenia, and announced his intention to open a branch of  the Goethe Institute in Gyumri.

In turn, USAID/Armenia Mission Director John Allelo , noted that the  U.S. Agency for International Development believes in the fundamental  role of media literacy in the development of democratic societies. In  this regard, he positively assessed USAID's participation in projects  to strengthen media literacy in Armenia.  According to him,  popularizing media literacy, especially among young people, will  allow them to develop critical thinking, distinguish disinformation  and manipulative information, and become familiar with the rights of  citizens in a democratic society.

 Deputy Head of Delegation of the European Union to Armenia Jan  Plesinger also considered it important to hold this event in Armenia.  "The European Union attaches great importance to the development of  media literacy in Armenia. This is an important tool for democracy,  allowing us to distinguish disinformation. The European Union is  committed to assisting Armenia in facilitating a sustainable fight  against disinformation, information manipulation, establishing  independent media, ensuring the activities of civil society, and  developing critical thinking," the EU diplomat noted.

Media Literacy Week will be held in Armenia on November 6-12. For the  6th year in a row, it is held jointly with the Ministry of Education,  Science, Culture and Sports. Armenian Media Literacy Week is a  continuation of the Global Media and Information Literacy Week  initiated by UNESCO. This year it is co-financed by the European  Union "Youth in Action: Youth Empowerment and Leadership Development  in Armenia" project  and within the framework of the Media Program in  Armenia  project implemented through the U.S. Agency for  International Development.