Committee approves visa-free travel between Armenia, China’s MacaoSeptember 6, 2016 - 15:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Members of the National Assembly’s standing committee on foreign relations approved Tuesday, September 6 an agreement on abolishing visas between Armenia and Macao (Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China). The document is now on the parliament’s agenda. According to Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan, Armenia’s citizens can spend up to 90 days in no more than 265 days, and in the event they need to stay in Macao longer, he said, other permits will be necessary. Committee member Gurgen Arsenyan noted that Macao is known as a region that developed thanks to gambling businesses and asked whether Armenians can get free access to China as well. Another of the rapporteurs, Aleksandr Arzumanyan said in response that Armenians cannot enter China without visas and can use the People's Republic as a mere transit zone for reaching Macao. “Citizens, however, can obtain Chinese visa from Macao more easily in case they haven’t got one in Armenia,” Arzumanyan said. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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. Partner news | Armenian delegation participating in NATO PA session The delegation is headed by Andranik Kocharyan, the chairman of the standing committee on defense and security matters. Schengen visa cost won’t change for Armenia – diplomat The increase in the cost of a Schengen visa will not apply to citizens of Armenia, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson has said. Yeremyan Projects opens state-of-the-art dairy production plant Yeremyan Projects officially launched the Yeremyan Products state-of-the-art milk processing plant in Yerevan on May 24. Azerbaijan's defense spending set to increase by 11% Azerbaijan's spending on defense and national security will increase by 11%, according to a fresh bill. |