YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 22, ARMENPRESS.  Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Germany to Armenia Matthias Kiesler thinks it would be good to make another attempt of reconciliation of Armenian-Turkish relations. In a meeting with reporters the Ambassador noted that practical steps are necessary for the reconciliation of the two peoples and states.

“The existing difficult situation should not hamper seeking new solutions for the normalization of the relations. There were talks about opening of the border last time. Today I cannot say how realistic it is, but the border can be partially open for some particular groups, for example, international tourists”, the German Ambassador said, adding that the German side creates opportunities for civil societies of the two countries to interact with each other.

The German Ambassador referred to the issue of including the Armenian Genocide theme in German school text books. He mentioned that educational and cultural policy in Germany is implemented on the level of federal states. Therefore the ministries of the federal states are responsible for school subjects.

“As you may know Saxony-Anhalt state has published a handbook for pedagogues on how to teach the Armenian Genocide theme in the sidelines of history subject. This means that one state has already done that. We should wait for the response of other states”, the Ambassador added. 

Turkey closed the border with Armenia unilaterally in 1993. Armenia has announced many times about its readiness to normalize relations without preconditions.