European diplomacy chief to visit Armenia soon, Germany president says

End of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict? Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is trying as a peacemaker between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The CDU politician Armin Laschet is involved. What plans does he pursue?

The Federal President first calls on Armenia and now Azerbaijan to sign the peace treaty. Both sides have accused each other of truce violations in recent days.

For the first time, a German Federal President travels to Armenia and Azerbaijan. Steinmeier's visit comes at a critical time in the decades-long conflict between the two states. By Silvia Stöber.

On the second day of his visit to Armenia, Federal President Steinmeier intends to travel to Lake Sewan and find out about the environmental situation there.

It is the first visit of a Federal President to the Caucasus country at all. Steinmeier also appealed to the leadership in Yerevan to make lasting peace with Azerbaijan, which has not been loved so far.

German President: We know and recognize that Karabakh is Azerbaijani territory