Armenian citizens can travel to Switzerland with Schengen visa from December 12December 11, 2008 - 16:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Starting 12th December 2008, the Swiss-EU Schengen cooperation becomes operational. This means that Switzerland will start issuing Schengen visas. The Swiss Schengen visa will not only allow travel to Switzerland but also in the whole Schengen area. Conversely, Armenian passport holders with a valid Schengen visa issued by other Schengen States will also be able to enter Switzerland without an additional Swiss visa. This is the result of the bilateral Schengen-agreement signed in October 2004 between Switzerland and the European Union. This new development will facilitate travel in Europe for Armenian passport holders, the press office of the Swiss Embassy in Tbilisi reported. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said. Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said. Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. |