Also, for the first time in history, the EU will provide non-lethal military assistance to Armenia through the European Peace Fund.
Representatives of EU member states on Wednesday, July 17, agreed to start a dialogue on visa-free travel with Armenia. In addition, for the first time in history, the EU has agreed to allocate military aid to the country from the European Peace Fund, reports Radio Liberty.
The European Commission must now develop an action plan for visa liberalization dialogue with the Armenian government in the coming months.
“We talk about the protection of documents, borders, readmission, we also talk about issues of fundamental rights. Europe editor Rikard Jozwiak.
He emphasized that the final abolition of visas for Armenians will require the unanimous support of all EU member states.
“There are some countries, in particular Sweden, Austria and the Netherlands, which are very, let’s say, cautious about granting visa liberalization to other countries. Therefore, it is far from a done deal. There are many obstacles and problem said.
He also said that the ambassadors gave the green light for the allocation of non-lethal military aid to Armenia in the amount of 10 million euros from the European Peace Fund. This happened for the first time in history. In the past, this decision, according to media reports, was blocked by Hungary.
Let’s recall that in early July it was reported that Armenia and the United States will conduct military exercises EaglePartner2024.
New Correspondent.net on Telegram and WhatsApp. Subscribe to our channels Athletistic and WhatsApp
Source: korrespondent
I am David Wyatt, a professional writer and journalist for Buna Times. I specialize in the world section of news coverage, where I bring to light stories and issues that affect us globally. As a graduate of Journalism, I have always had the passion to spread knowledge through writing.