Armenia wants visa liberalization talks with EUSeptember 5, 2016 - 11:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said on September 3 it’s high time to start visa liberalization talks with the European Union. Speaking at a Bratislava-hosted meeting of EU and Eastern Partnership Foreign Ministers, Nalbandian reminded that Armenia joined a number of EU projects such as COSME and Horizon 2020 following the summit in Riga. Also, he said, the country is planning to become a member of Creative Europe program and start negotiations on a Common Aviation Area agreement with the bloc. Weighing in on the visa liberalization issue, the foreign policy chief said it’s about time that Armenia and the Union start a dialogue on the matter. Top stories 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. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency. Partner news | Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. Armenia to sing in 2nd semi-final of Eurovision The organizers of Eurovision 2024 have revealed the running order of the countries in the two semi-finals. U.S. encourages Armenia, Azerbaijan to “bridge differences” The United States encourages Armenia and Azerbaijan to reach a durable and lasting peace agreement. |