This visit is truly historic, as today the relations between Armenia and Germany are entering the stage of strategic partnership, which a while ago was recorded with the signing of the Declaration on the Strategic Agenda for Bilateral Partnership between Armenia and Germany. The relations between our countries are based on mutual respect, trust and a common commitment to the values that unite us: human rights, democracy, and the rule of law, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan stated at the press conference with Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
"With Federal Chancellor Merz, we noted with satisfaction the consistent development and deepening of Armenia-Germany cooperation in all areas of mutual interest in recent years, including trade and economy, education, science, culture, and environmental protection.
Armenia highly appreciates Germany’s continued support for Armenia’s democratic reforms and sustainable development, which was once again reinforced by the results of the Armenia-Germany intergovernmental negotiations held in Berlin in October. We discussed with the Federal Chancellor the joint steps being taken to expand trade and economic relations between our countries. Germany is one of Armenia's main trading partners in the European Union, the first one, and we are interested in further deepening mutually beneficial economic cooperation.
We attached importance to the actively developing cooperation with Germany in the field of education and science. In this regard, we noted with satisfaction that the TUMO Centers for Creative Technologies, one of the Armenian educational initiatives, are achieving great success in many cities in Germany, providing young people with the opportunity to receive technological education and generate innovative ideas in a wonderful environment.
We had a detailed discussion with the Federal Chancellor on pressing issues on the international agenda. We agreed that in this period of unprecedented challenges, when democracies are faced with rapidly spreading and often hybrid threats, only through more coordinated and effective actions by like-minded countries can we strengthen our collective democratic resilience.
An important component of the agenda of my visit is the establishment and strengthening of economic ties. In this regard, I have great hope that the favorable environment created in and around Armenia will arouse new interest among German businessmen in investing in our country, as well as in activating cooperation with Armenian businessmen.
I also presented to my colleague the turning points in the South Caucasus as a result of the Washington Peace Summit on August 8, 2025, expressing gratitude for Germany’s support for efforts aimed at institutionalizing peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
I also presented the broad opportunities opening up for the development of trade, economic, business ties, and expansion of cooperation in the infrastructure sectors in the South Caucasus in the conditions of the unblocking of regional communication routes, and in this regard, the importance of the efforts aimed at implementing the “Crossroads of Peace” project, as well as the “TRIPP” communication program. I am confident that these projects of ours will become an important node for the Middle Corridor, which is also of great importance for Germany," Pashinyan stated.
