EU and Armenia to launch visa liberalization talks after May 2019
29.01.2019,
19:07
EU Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighborhood Policy Johannes Hahn said at a press conference in Yerevan today that there was no specific date yet for the start of talks on visa liberalization between Armenia and the EU.
YEREVAN, January 29. /ARKA/. EU Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighborhood Policy Johannes Hahn said at a press conference in Yerevan today that there was no specific date yet for the start of talks on visa liberalization between Armenia and the EU.
“We have to discuss this issue with the EU member states, but I assume that there will be no initiatives in this direction before the elections to the European Parliament, slated for May 2019. The European Commission is positive on this issue,” said Hahn.
The Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement between Armenia and the EU partially came into force on June 1, 2018. Armenia is the first member of the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union that has signed a similar document with the European Union.
The Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with Armenia was signed on November 24, 2017 and stipulates the need to enhance developments on human rights, civil society, the rule of law and democracy. The agreement also contains provisions for cooperation on inter alia transport, health, energy, climate change, culture, taxation, employment, and social affairs.
The agreement also covers the scope of legal cooperation including on corruption, terrorist financing and money laundering while outlining the need to improve bilateral cooperation to enhance EU-Armenia trade through a better regulated environment.
The agreement will fully enter into force upon ratification by all 28 EU member states and Armenia. Currently, the document has been ratified by Armenia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Poland, Denmark, Romania, Malta and Luxembourg. -0-
“We have to discuss this issue with the EU member states, but I assume that there will be no initiatives in this direction before the elections to the European Parliament, slated for May 2019. The European Commission is positive on this issue,” said Hahn.
The Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement between Armenia and the EU partially came into force on June 1, 2018. Armenia is the first member of the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union that has signed a similar document with the European Union.
The Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with Armenia was signed on November 24, 2017 and stipulates the need to enhance developments on human rights, civil society, the rule of law and democracy. The agreement also contains provisions for cooperation on inter alia transport, health, energy, climate change, culture, taxation, employment, and social affairs.
The agreement also covers the scope of legal cooperation including on corruption, terrorist financing and money laundering while outlining the need to improve bilateral cooperation to enhance EU-Armenia trade through a better regulated environment.
The agreement will fully enter into force upon ratification by all 28 EU member states and Armenia. Currently, the document has been ratified by Armenia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Poland, Denmark, Romania, Malta and Luxembourg. -0-
