Armenians to retain visa-free entry to GeorgiaJuly 22, 2014 - 17:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Georgia will not introduce visa requirements for Armenia, the Georgian Foreign Ministry stated in reply to a request from Armenian embassy. Recently, Georgian media circulated reports suggesting Tbilisi will toughen visa requirements for foreign citizens to demand additional documents and procedures. Specific limits on a stay in the country for tourists will be imposed; the process will be controlled by a migration service which will launch operations in near future. Currently, citizens of the following CIS states are allowed visa-free entry to Georgia; Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan. Related links: 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 | 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. Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |