PM Sargsyan participated in an exhibition dedicated to first Armenian printed book 500th anniversary

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 8, ARMENPRESS: Armenia's Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan's visit to Federal Republic of Germany is continuing. As Information and Public Relations department of the Government informed Armenpress, Tigran Sargsyan visited Mainz city, where Armenian high ranking official had a meeting with State Chancellery of Rhineland-Palatinate Kurt Beck.

In the course of the launched meeting Armenian Government head and State Chancellery of Rhineland-Palatinate have touched upon issues referring to the bilateral cooperation, particularly in the field of agriculture, exact instrument-making industry, tourism and pharmaceutical industries. Prospects about the launch of joint projects in small and medium enterprises have been envisaged by the sides.

After the head of Armenian Executive Body participated in exhibition dedicated to first Armenian printed book 500th anniversary hosted in Germany Mainz city. PM Sargsyan walked round the exhibition, got acquainted with the presented materials. Thanking Mayor of Mainz Michael Ebling for the participation and for the support for the realization of the initiative, Tigran Sargsyan noted it is honor for him to attend similar exhibitions.

PM Sargsyan reminded current year Armenia is celebrating 500th anniversary of first Armenian printed book and a range of events have been kicked off for that purpose. ''It is symbolic those events are being concluded in Mainz city, in a wonderful museum bearing the name of the Johannes Gutenberg, German blacksmith, goldsmith, printer and publisher who introduced printing to Europe'' Sargsyan underscored.