  Armenia can to travel visa-free to a record number of countries January 9, 2018 - 11:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In the index of passports of 2018, Armenia has climbed two notches to take the 76th spot with the opportunity to visit 59 countries without a visa. This is the best result in recent years (58 countries in 2017, 57 in 2016, and 52 in 2015). The Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions Index is a global ranking of countries according to the travel freedom that their citizens enjoy. Armenia's neighbors are located in the Passport Index as follows: Russia is on the 48th spot, Turkey - 50th, Georgia - 53rd, Kazakhstan - 65th, Azerbaijan - 72nd place. Georgia significantly improved its position in the ranking due to the visa-free access to the Schengen countries. Over the past five years, Germany has topped the ranking, with Germans entitled to travel visa-free to 177 countries around the world.   Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Latest news Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says  David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment.CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.”Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |
