National Assembly (NA) speaker Alen Simonyan on Tuesday met with the heads of diplomatic missions of European Union (EU) member states accredited in Armenia.

During the meeting, a comprehensive discussion was held on Armenia–EU partnership and deepening relations at the parliamentary level, Armenian News-NEWS.am has learned from the NA. The discussions focused on ongoing democratic reforms in Armenia, as well as the peace process established between Armenia and Azerbaijan and regional developments.

Also, Simonyan drew the EU ambassadors’ attention to the issue of Armenian prisoners and persons held illegally in Azerbaijan and those considered missing.

In addition, the NA speaker answered questions of interest from the ambassadors of EU member states.