On September 09, regular meeting of the Armenian-German Intergovernmental Commission on Financial and Technical Cooperation was held in Berlin.
On September 8, a delegation led by Armenia’s Deputy Minister of Economy Rafael Gevorgyan left for Berlin to take part in the session. Armenia’s Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration Vache Terteryan and Armenia’s First Deputy Minister of Justice Kristine Grigoryan were included in the delegation.
The Armenian side of the commission is co-chaired by the Deputy Minister of Economy Rafael Gevorgyan, the German side is co-chaired by Prof. Dr. Claudia Warning, the Director-General for the Middle East; Asia; Latin America; South-Eastern and Eastern Europe at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Federal Republic of Germany Ashot Smbatyan also took part in the session of the commission.
A number of matters related to Armenian-German cooperation were discussed during the meeting.
The parties stressed the importance of the successful course of the programs being implemented for the development of bilateral and regional cooperation.
Financial cooperation projects were also discussed.
The Armenian delegation presented the reforms implemented in Armenia, the reforms in the country’s legal system, and the SME support programs.
Besides, the parties agreed to continue the work to eliminate the consequences of COVID-19.
The avenues for cooperation within the framework of the BMZ 2030 reform strategy of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) were also discussed.
In addition, an agreement was reached between the Armenian and the German governments to sign the 2020 financial cooperation agreement in September.
