Speaker of the National Assembly (NA) of Armenia, Alen Simonyan, who is in Italy on a working visit, participated in the European Policy Committee hearing dedicated to Armenia—and held in the Italian Senate.

Also, the NA speaker made a speech at the event, presented in detail Armenia's position on various current matters, and answered questions of interest to the Italian parliamentarians, the NA informs.

The core of the topics discussed were the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty, the Crossroads of Peace project initiated by the Armenian government, Armenia's European integration agenda, the priorities of the ongoing democratic reforms in Armenia, and the repatriation of Armenians being held captive in Azerbaijan.