EU's visa-free regime with Georgia, Ukraine starting from spring 2017![]() December 15, 2016 - 14:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The European Union (EU) could grant Ukraine and Georgia visa-free regime as soon as in the spring of next year, RIA Novosti cited a source in the European Commission as saying. The proposal for the visa waiver for Georgia was issued by the European Commission on March 9 since the country met the conditions for visa requirement exemption. On July 7, the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs also recommended to grant visa-free travel to the residents of Ukraine, Georgia and Kosovo. "As far as I know, Dimitris Avramopoulos - EU Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Commissioner - said on Wednesday, December 14 that he hoped that the visa-free regime would be granted at the start of spring," the source said. Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. Partner news |