On October 13, the RA NA President Alen Simonyan received the Charge d’Affaires of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Republic of Armenia J aap F rederiks.
The RA NA President noted that Armenia is concerned about further deepening and strengthening the Armenian-Dutch friendly relations, stressing the development of the parliamentary relations between the legislative bodies. Touching upon the regional issues, he emphasized that our country does not stop making great efforts in establishing long-term peace in the region.
Alen Simonyan underscored that Armenia is ready for signing a treaty on the settlement of peace and relations with Azerbaijan, remaining faithful to agreements reached in Brussels on 14 December 2021, in Prague 6 October 2022 and in May 2023.
In response to this the Charge d’affaires reacted that to establish peace in the region it is important that Azerbaijan also recognizes the territorial integrity of Armenia.
Reference was made to a number of issues regarding the further fate of the forcible displaced Armenians from Nagorno Karabakh, observing as a priority the unconditional execution of security and rights. They talked about the opportunities of imposing international sanctions on Azerbaijan.
J aap F rederiks referred to the ratification of the Rome Statute by the RA National Assembly, considering it of priority and an important step. He also mentioned that his country is ready to continuously support the sectoral reforms being implemented in Armenia.