President Vahagn Khachaturyan met with President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier

President of the Republic of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturyan met with the President of the Federal Republic of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Berlin.

President Vahagn Khachaturyan expressed gratitude to his counterpart for the invitation.

Frank-Walter Steinmeier, in turn, thanked Vahagn Khachaturyan for accepting the invitation and attending the opening ceremony of the Special Olympic Games.

During the meeting, the Presidents discussed a range of issues related to the areas and opportunities of Armenian-German multi-level cooperation. Both sides attached importance to the effective cooperation between Armenia and Germany on various international platforms.

In the course of discussion, the Presidents touched upon the overall situation in the South Caucasus region and the Karabakh conflict.

President Vahagn Khachaturyan highlighted that Armenia is fully committed to achieving sustainable and durable peace in the region and is ready to establish neighborly and normalized relations with its neighbors without any preconditions.

In his speech, President Steinmeier noted that the efforts made by Armenia in achieving peace are highly valued by Europe. The President of Germany placed a special emphasis on the recognition of Azerbaijan's territorial integrity by Armenia which is an essential step in the process of further normalization of relations.

At the meeting, the sides also exchanged ideas on the present stage of the dialogue between Armenia and Turkey. President Vahagn Khachaturyan emphasized that Armenia is fully ready to move toward normalization of relations without preconditions.

President Steinmeier underscored that Germany supports Armenia's efforts to establish good relations with its neighbors. Frank-Walter Steinmeier noted that Germany is interested in the establishment of sustainable peace in the South Caucasus region and will make efforts within its capacity to contribute to the establishment of lasting stability in our region.