Armenian NA speaker highlights importance of visa liberalization 

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.