Turkey, Russia to sign a visa removal agreement![]() May 8, 2010 - 13:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey and Russia will sign a visa removal agreement next week. The deal is expected during Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's visit to Turkey on May 11-12. "The consulates of the two countries have initialed the agreement to lift visa procedures," Turkey's Ambassador to Russia Halil Akinci said. Akinci said Russia had requested small changes in the editing of the agreement. “However, Medvedev and Turkish President Abdullah Gul could sign the agreement without waiting for domestic approval process to end,” Akinci said. Transitions between Turkey and Russia without any visa are expected to begin within this year.
![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |