Republican Party of Armenia

On September 13 the Chairman of the Standing Committee on Foreign Relations of the National Assembly Artak Zakaryan met with the member of the FRG Bundestag Jurgen Klimke and the Editor of the political section of Hamburger Abendblatt newspaper Christian Unger.

Welcoming the guests the Chairman of the Standing Committee on Foreign Relations highlighted Jurgan Klimke’s visit to Nagorno Karabakh and noted that it was a good opportunity for getting familiarized with the problems of the region on the spot.

In the course of the meeting the sides touched upon the Armenian-German relations, discussed issues relating to inter-parliamentary cooperation, particularly the close work between the parliamentary friendship groups was emphasized.

Highlighting the deepening of bilateral ties, the Chairman of the Standing Committee on Foreign Relations deemed necessary to activate the cooperation between the committees on Foreign Relations of the two countries. Particularly, the circumstance that in the Bundestag of Germany would be real and distinct information and pictures about the external political problems and their peculiarities of Armenia during the current period for future was highlighted. Artak Zakaryan also emphasized the role of Germany as the EU leading state in the processes of the further development of the RA-EU dialogue. Touching upon the problem of Armenia’s joining to the Customs Union, the Chairman of the NA Standing Committee substantiated the factors decision and answered the guests’ question in detail.

The MPs also touched upon the foreign policy of Armenia and the regional problems. Talking about the problem of Nagorno Karabakh the member of the FRG Bundestag Jurgen Klimke has noted that Germany highlights and supports the efforts aimed at the peaceful settlement of the Karabakh conflict made by the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs.