Speaker of the National Assembly (NA) of Armenia, Alen Simonyan, on Monday received the secretary general of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC), Lazar Comanescu, the NA informs.

Welcoming the interlocutor, Simonyan underscored the importance of this meeting, and noted that Armenia pays great attention to the regional cooperation and integration processes.

In turn, Comanescu congratulated Armenia on assuming the Chairmanship-in-Office of the Organization of BSEC. Also, he expressed a hope that during this tenure of Armenia it will be possible to fulfill the goals set before this organization.

Also, Alen Simonyan presented to Lazar Comanescu the Crossroads of Peace project initiated by the Armenia government and the new opportunities being given for the countries of the region by the implementation of this project.

The interlocutors discussed several other matters of mutual interest as well.