October 8 Secretary of the National Security Council at the President of Armenia Serge Sargsyan met with Italian Deputy FM Famiano Crucianelli. As Spokesperson for the Armenian MOD, colonel Seyran Shahsuvaryan told PanARMENIAN.Net, Italian Ambassador to Armenia Marco Clemente was present at the meeting. During the meeting Famiano Crucianelli expressed readiness of the Italian party to assist Armenia in European integration. He was also concerned with the fact that Turkey aspiring to the EU blocks Armenian borders. Speaking of Armenian-Italian military relations, the parties noted the need for expansion of bilateral cooperation. Reforms within Armenia-NATO IPAP was also discussed. Touching upon the Nagorno Karabakh settlement S. Sargsyan said, «the problem should be solved by peaceful tools via compromises exclusively.» In his turn Famiano Crucianelli said that the basic way to solve the Karabakh issue is the political one and the OSCE MG has an important role in it. As for regional security, the Armenian MOD Head said, «We find ourselves in a hard geopolitical region and Armenia, being interested in regional stability, to the best of its humble capacities participates in ensuring international security.»