When German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Armenia in August 2018, she was impressed by the innovative spirit pervading the country. Not long before her arrival, Armenia had gone through a “velvet revolution,” which reminded many Germans of their own peaceful revolution that replaced the East German Communist regime in 1989. It was not only in the political and social realm that fresh winds were blowing; also in technology, Merkel encountered creative new approaches.Read Further...

Tags: Arayik Harutyunyan, Angela Merkel, Hovhannes Tumanyan, TUMO Center for Creative Technologies

One might have thought the Queen were coming, what with all the media coverage, the background reports and the talk shows, the editorials and interviews. For well over a week before Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan landed in Berlin for a three-day state visit, the event dominated the political debate.
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Tags:Recep Tayyip Erdoga, Angela Merkel, Peter Steudner, Gülen, Can Dündar, Deniz Yücel, Mesale Tolu