Armenia can achieve visa-free travel with EU within 2-3 years: presidentDecember 15, 2017 - 10:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President Serzh Sargsyan has said that Armenia can achieve liberalization of the visa regime with the European Union within 2-3 years. In an interview with Armenia TV, Sargsyan said that while the visa liberalization is linked to the recently signed partnership agreement between the EU and Armenia, it’s not a part of it. “The new agreement and the liberalization of visas differ from each other. Although they are related to some extent, they should be distinguished,” the president said. According to Sargsyan, the necessity to start a liberalization dialogue was hinted at during the Eastern Partnership summit held in Brussels on November 24. The president said it’s too early to talk about concrete time frames but said nevertheless that somewhere in the first half of 2018 Armenia and the EU will start a dialogue about visas. Head of the EU delegation to Armenia Piotr Switalski said in a late November that the liberalization of the visa regime may be concluded by 2020. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |