Germany hails the steps taken for normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations, German senior official said.

"I will be glad if Armenian-Turkish talks result in opening of the common border. Security and stability in the Caucasus is a priority for the European Union," Gernot Erler, Minister of State at the German Federal Foreign Office, said during a joint news conference with RA Ambassador to Germany Karine Ghazinyan.

He also said that publics both in Armenia and Azerbaijan should be prepared for compromise.

For her part, Ambassador Ghazinyan agreed that normalization of relations between neighbor states can be achieved through dialogue.