Armenia and EU sign readmission agreement
19.04.2013,
21:20
The readmission agreement between Armenia and the European Union was signed on Friday in Brussels by Armenia’s acting foreign minister Edward Nalbandian, EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Cecilia Malmström and Rory Montgomery, the ambassador of Ireland that holds the EU Presidency, the press service of the Armenian foreign ministry said.
YEREVAN, April 19. /ARKA/. The readmission agreement between Armenia and the European Union was signed on Friday in Brussels by Armenia’s acting foreign minister Edward Nalbandian, EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Cecilia Malmström and Rory Montgomery, the ambassador of Ireland that holds the EU Presidency, the press service of the Armenian foreign ministry said.
"Armenia has signed readmission agreements with more than a dozen EU-member countries. With this agreement, we are laying the foundation of regulated readmission processes between Armenia and the EU, "Nalbandian said.
According to him, Armenia expects the EU to ratify readmission agreement and another one facilitating the issuance of visas (signed in December 2012), which will allow to start negotiations on the liberalization of visa regime. -0-
