ArmInfo. On July 9, Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia Alen Simonyan received the delegation of the Standing Committee on External Relations of the House of Representatives of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
According to the press service of the legislative body, the NA Speaker noted that Armenia attaches great importance to the valuable and strong partnership with the Netherlands, confirming Armenia's readiness to be as close to the European Union as the EU considers this possible.
"We attach importance to the beginning of a dialogue on visa liberalization and hope to see you on our side in this issue," emphasized Alen Simonyan.
Presenting the "Crossroads of Peace" initiative of the Armenian government to the Dutch parliamentary delegation, the Speaker of the National Assembly once again expressed Armenia's commitment to the peace agenda and the speedy settlement of relations with Azerbaijan on the basis of mutual recognition of each other's sovereignty and territorial integrity in accordance with the 1991 Alma-Ata Declaration.
The meeting also discussed the return of Armenian prisoners of war held in Azerbaijan, the preservation of the cultural heritage of Nagorno-Karabakh and the strengthening of democratic institutions in Armenia.
