 Armenia PM wants visa facilitation with “several countries” March 22, 2018 - 12:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian prime minister Karen Karapetyan on Thursday, March 22 instructed the foreign ministry and the State Tourism Committee to work towards facilitating visa regimes with several countries but gave no details. Deputy foreign minister Shavarsh Kocharyan revealed that a notification from the European Union said some of the CEPA provisions can come into effect. The CEPA (Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement) between the EU and Armenia was signed by Mogherini and Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian in Brussels on November 24. The Armenian government approved the 350-page deal in December and sent it to the parliament for final ratification on Thursday. In this context, the premier asked both Kocharyan and tourism committee chief Zarmine Zeytuntsyan whether the two agencies have been collaborating on the issue. Zeytuntsyan and Kocharyan said they are constantly working together and identifying the countries with which Armenia can facilitate or ease the visa regime on a monthly or yearly basis.   Top stories 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. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Latest news Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter  Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan.Armenia not going to war over Karabakh, says Pashinyan Armenia is not preparing to fight a war for Nagorno Karabakh, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview.Azerbaijani President travels to Moscow Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.U.S. welcomes Armenia, Azerbaijan’s border delimitation announcement Blinken said it is an important step towards concluding a durable and dignified peace agreement. |
