Armenia, Germany to hold Culture Days

ArmInfo. On March 17, the Chair of the NA Standing Committee on Foreign Relations Sargis Khandanyan received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary  of the Federal Republic of Germany to our country Claudia Busch.

Welcoming the Ambassador in parliament, Sargis Khandanyan valued the  close cooperation between the National Assembly and the Bundestag.

The Committee Chair spoke about the recent developments in  Armenia-European relations, underscored the importance of launching a  dialogue on the European Union visa liberalisation for the citizens  of the Republic of Armenia.

At the meeting Sargis Khandanyan touched upon the signing process of  the peace treaty with Azerbaijan.

The sides discussed a number of issues regarding the Armenian-German  collaboration.

Then the German diplomat met with the Chairman of the National  Assembly Committee on Science, Education, Culture, Diaspora, Youth  and Sports Sisak Gabrielyan.

Welcoming the Ambassador, Sisak Gabrielyan touched upon the  cooperation between Armenia and Germany in the fields of education  and science, and stressed the need to strengthen cultural ties. The  head of the committee stressed the importance of exchanging  experiences and strengthening cooperation, especially in the fields  of higher and secondary vocational education. "The two mentioned  areas are a priority for our committee, and I would be glad to  further strengthen our cooperation in these areas with your support,  as we have a lot to learn from our German colleagues in these areas,"  Sisak Gabrielyan said.

He also presented the process of developing Armenia-EU relations and  the role of the Armenian Diaspora in this matter. "Culture and  democracy are what connect the Armenian people and Armenia with the  European Union. Unfortunately, we do not yet have full-fledged  cooperation in the economic sphere," Sisak Gabrielyan said in  particular.

The Chairman of the Commission also raised the issue of visas issued  to citizens of Armenia, which are short-term, which leads to the  formation of queues.

During the meeting, the interlocutors discussed the issue of holding  Days of German Culture in Armenia and Days of Armenian Culture in  Germany, which is very important from the point of view of activating  cultural cooperation.