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Germany is in favor of and supports the normalization of Armenia-Turkey relations and hopes that the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict will be resolved peacefully in the OSCE Minsk Group format, said Germany’s Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle in a joint press conference with his Armenian counterpart Edward Nalbandian (pictured) in Yerevan today.
To a reporter’s question on the reason for the lack of progress in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement, the Armenian foreign minister said during several meetings with the Minsk Group co-chairs there has been much preparatory work aimed at principles to reach consensus, but when the parties were to arrive at an agreement, Azerbaijan proposed ten changes, which is why the process has stalled.
The foreign ministers of Armenia and Germany considered the 20 years of diplomatic relations between their two countries to be positive.
Westerwelle mentioned that Germany supports the development of Armenia-EU relations, and legal and economic relations in Armenia.
Recall, Westerwelle, in Baku earlier this week, also praised relations between Germany and Azerbaijan.
“Azerbaijan is an important strategic partner of Germany. The two countries successfully cooperate in the political and economic spheres, particularly in the energy sector,” the German foreign minister said, Azerbaijani press reported.