  Armenia wants visa liberalization talks with EU September 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 foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says.   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.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.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. |
