  Former French amb. believes EU visa regime might be lifted in future December 1, 2011 - 13:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On December 1, Yerevan hosted a forum on European Neighborhood Policy and European cooperation initiatives in regional security sector. As the representative of France to Eastern Partnership and BSEC, former Ambassador of France to Armenia, Serge Smessov told journalists, “Armenia has a vast potential for European integration and we’re here to turn the initiative into a reality.” Dwelling on Armenia-EU visa regime facilitation, Smessov noted that a relevant agreement will be reached on the issue. “In future, the visa regime might be completely lifted to enable visa-free travel to Europe for Armenian citizens. Still, there’s much to be accomplished to reach that point,” the diplomat said.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   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.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
