Armenia lifts visa requirements for Montenegrin diplomatsSeptember 26, 2013 - 15:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian government approved Thursday, Sept 26, a decision to sign an agreement with Montenegro, abolishing visa requirements for Montenegrin diplomats. The agreement is expected to promote relations with Montenegro and encourage mutual visits. Pursuant to the governmental decree of October 4, 2012, the citizens of the EU member-states and the Schengen Acquis states were exempted from the visa requirement for travel to and stay in the Republic of Armenia beginning from January 10, 2013. According to the planned agreement with the EU for citizens of Armenia will be provided to facilitate the procedure for obtaining Schengen visas. The simplified procedure is provided for members of official delegations, researchers, students, journalists, sports and the arts, close relatives of citizens legally residing in the EU. It is also envisaged to reduce visa costs 35 euros and make it free for these categories, as well as for children and pensioners. 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 | U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |