Speaker of Parliament Alen Simonyan received NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia Kevin Hamilton on Tuesday in Yerevan.

According to a readout from the parliament’s press service, Speaker Simonyan congratulated Hamilton on assuming office, “expressing confidence that Armenia–NATO relations will enter a new stage of development during his tenure.”

Simonyan and Special Representative Hamilton “discussed various issues related to Armenia–NATO cooperation, jointly implemented programs, as well as regional developments.”