 Foreign participants of Francophonie Summit won’t pay Armenia visa fee July 10, 2018 - 11:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Foreign citizens arriving in Armenia to participate in the 17th Summit of La Francophonie on October 10-11 will be exempt from the state fee for visa (AMD 3000 - apx. $6), a corresponding draft decision included in the agenda of the government’s Tuesday, July 10 meeting reveals. According to the document, the proposal seeks to facilitate the entry of foreigners to Armenia for the participation in the summit. Another draft decision proposes exempting the heads of government and international delegations and the accompanying persons from the requirement to obtain a visa. The 17th La Francophonie Summit will be held in Yerevan on October 11-12. More than 50 heads of state and 100 delegations are expected to participate in the gathering in the Armenian capital.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
