  EU taking Armenia off Covid-19 safe travel list September 9, 2021 - 11:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - European Union ambassadors on Wednesday, September 8 agreed to remove six countries, including Armenia, from the bloc's Covid-19 safe travel list, meaning tourists entering could face restrictions, diplomats said, according to AFP (via The Straits Times). The move targeting non-essential travel from Japan, Serbia, Azerbaijan, Albania, Armenia, and Brunei - set to be formalized this week - is the latest step by Brussels to tighten up on arrivals as concern mounts over rising infection numbers. The list is not binding on the EU's 27 nations, which may choose to allow fully vaccinated travelers from any destination to visit. Most EU members have followed Brussels' travel advice during the crisis so far. Brussels late last month recommended that capitals re-impose restrictions on non-essential travel from the United States over rising Covid-19 figures there as its vaccination drive has stalled.   Top stories 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. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment.CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |
