Armen Sarkissian: Our current task is to translate the existing positive energy into positive results

President Armen Sarkissian visited today the Bundestag and met with the President of the Bundestag Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble.

Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble welcomed the first official visit of President Armen Sarkissian to the Federal Republic of Germany.

“It is a great honor for me to represent in this historic building my country,” President Armen Sarkissian said and noted that Armenia attaches great importance to the multifaceted cooperation with Germany and consistent development of the interparliamentary relations.

According to the President of Armenia, for a country with a very brief history of a parliamentary system of governance, the German traditions and culture of parliamentary democracy are very interesting.

Noting that Armenia today is viewed in the world as a country which has been able to make great changes peacefully, President Sarkissian noted that the New Armenia’s task today is to translate the existing positive energy into positive results. He said that he was optimistic about the future.

The President of Armenia and the President of the Bundestag spoke also about the process of ratification of CEPA signed by Armenia and the European Union, liberalization of visa regime, as well as about the necessity to expand cooperation in the areas of education, science, and culture.