Armenia, Moldova may abolish visasSeptember 11, 2017 - 11:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A bill on the ratification of an agreement on the introduction of a visa-free regime between Armenia and Moldova was submitted to parliament on Monday, September 11, Novosti Armenia reports. Introducing the bill to Armenian lawmakers, deputy foreign minister Shavarsh Kocharyan saidthere is a provision on mutual visa-free visits within the CIS. "Moldova, like Armenia, is a CIS member. This is a standard agreement allowing citizens of Armenia to stay in Moldova for six months without visas, and vice versa," Kocharyan explained. According to him, the deal will apply to holders of both diplomatic and ordinary passports. The Armenian government on August 6 approved a visa waiver regime for the Japanese citizens starting from September 6. Japan was the sixth country to receive a visa waiver from Armenia in 2017. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |