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ARMENIA ABOLISHES ENTRY VISA FOR EU AND SWITZERLAND CITIZENS
YEREVAN, January 10. /ARKA/. The abolishment by Armenia of the entry
visas for the citizens of the EU and the EEA- EFTA Member States
(Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland) will enter into
force on Thursday, January 10.
Deputy foreign minister Shavarsh Kocharian said the move will help
deepen relations between Armenia and the EU
The citizens of these countries, according to the law "On foreign
persons" may stay in Armenia without a visa for 90 days during
one year.
The EU and Armenia signed on 17 December 2012 a visa facilitation
agreement in Brussels. The document which was signed on behalf of
Armenia by foreign minister Edward Nalbandian, makes it easier and
cheaper for citizens of Armenia, in particular those who travel most,
to acquire short-stay visas allowing them to travel to and freely
throughout the EU. The agreement also provides that the visa handling
fee will not be collected for certain categories of applicants,
including members of official delegations, children below the age of
twelve, pensioners, researchers and students.
The EU has been negotiating an Association Agreement with Armenia
since July 2010 in the framework of the Eastern Partnership and the
European Neighborhood Policy. The future Deep and Comprehensive Free
Trade Area will be part of this Agreement, which aims at closely
associating this country to the EU both in economic and political
terms, in line with the Eastern Partnership objectives. The future
trade relations will therefore expand significantly beyond the scope
of current cooperation, set out in the Partnership and Cooperation
Agreements, in force since July 1999. -0-
YEREVAN, January 10. /ARKA/. The abolishment by Armenia of the entry
visas for the citizens of the EU and the EEA- EFTA Member States
(Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland) will enter into
force on Thursday, January 10.
Deputy foreign minister Shavarsh Kocharian said the move will help
deepen relations between Armenia and the EU
The citizens of these countries, according to the law "On foreign
persons" may stay in Armenia without a visa for 90 days during
one year.
The EU and Armenia signed on 17 December 2012 a visa facilitation
agreement in Brussels. The document which was signed on behalf of
Armenia by foreign minister Edward Nalbandian, makes it easier and
cheaper for citizens of Armenia, in particular those who travel most,
to acquire short-stay visas allowing them to travel to and freely
throughout the EU. The agreement also provides that the visa handling
fee will not be collected for certain categories of applicants,
including members of official delegations, children below the age of
twelve, pensioners, researchers and students.
The EU has been negotiating an Association Agreement with Armenia
since July 2010 in the framework of the Eastern Partnership and the
European Neighborhood Policy. The future Deep and Comprehensive Free
Trade Area will be part of this Agreement, which aims at closely
associating this country to the EU both in economic and political
terms, in line with the Eastern Partnership objectives. The future
trade relations will therefore expand significantly beyond the scope
of current cooperation, set out in the Partnership and Cooperation
Agreements, in force since July 1999. -0-