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ARMENIA ONE STEP CLOSER TO EASIER EU VISA ACCESS
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Sept 19 2011
Azerbaijan
The European Commission is ready to negotiate with Armenia to make it
easier for its citizens to acquire European Union visas, the bloc's
enlargement commissioner announced Monday, dpa reported.
The move must be approved by EU member states before the talks can
get underway.
Armenia aspires to eventually set up a free trade area with the EU
as part of an association agreement launched between the two sides
last year.
"We are ready to continue providing our support to advance the
ambitious agenda of internal reforms in the country," Enlargement
Commissioner Stefan Fule said in Brussels. "The more it embarks on
this reform process, the more support will come from the EU."
He had earlier met with Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan,
who presented him with more than 30 proposed reforms.
"We are very grateful to our EU colleagues for appreciating the
performance to date," Sargysan told reporters. "We are fully capable
of delivering on all of our commitments."
The announcement came 10 days before the EU is to hold a summit with
Armenia and the five other countries in its Eastern Partnership,
which is aimed at boosting economic and political cooperation with
former Soviet countries.
The summit in the Polish capital Warsaw will "create an important
momentum to bring the countries of the Eastern Partnership even closer
to the EU," Fule said.
Trend
Sept 19 2011
Azerbaijan
The European Commission is ready to negotiate with Armenia to make it
easier for its citizens to acquire European Union visas, the bloc's
enlargement commissioner announced Monday, dpa reported.
The move must be approved by EU member states before the talks can
get underway.
Armenia aspires to eventually set up a free trade area with the EU
as part of an association agreement launched between the two sides
last year.
"We are ready to continue providing our support to advance the
ambitious agenda of internal reforms in the country," Enlargement
Commissioner Stefan Fule said in Brussels. "The more it embarks on
this reform process, the more support will come from the EU."
He had earlier met with Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan,
who presented him with more than 30 proposed reforms.
"We are very grateful to our EU colleagues for appreciating the
performance to date," Sargysan told reporters. "We are fully capable
of delivering on all of our commitments."
The announcement came 10 days before the EU is to hold a summit with
Armenia and the five other countries in its Eastern Partnership,
which is aimed at boosting economic and political cooperation with
former Soviet countries.
The summit in the Polish capital Warsaw will "create an important
momentum to bring the countries of the Eastern Partnership even closer
to the EU," Fule said.