  Council of EU gives mandate for visa facilitation talks with Armenia  December 20, 2011 - 17:34 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Council of the European Union adopted a decision authorizing European Commission to launch negotiations on readmission and visa facilitation for Armenia and Azerbaijan. The decision was taken at December 19 Council sitting in Brussels, Council of the EU reports. However, visa facilitation does not stipulate total abolition of visa regime with Armenia; instead, it will decrease the number of documents and reduce the visa fee, simplifying visa receipt procedures for a certain group of people - athletes, journalists and entrepreneurs.   Top stories 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 |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
