В Ереване стартовали переговоры между Арменией и ЕС по облегчению визового режима и реадмиссии.

Как сообщил журналистам на брифинге замминистра иностранных дел Зограб Мнацаканян: «Нынешние переговоры - процесс самостоятельный, но они дополняют повестку переговоров с ЕС, которая уже обсуждает соглашения об ассоциации и вопросы создания зоны свободной торговли».

Замминистра отметил, что обсуждаемые ныне договора по облегчению визового режима и реадмиссии - два разных документа, и особо подчеркнул, что успешное завершение переговоров и заключение договора об облегчении визового режима позволит активизировать отношения между Европой и Арменией посредством гражданского общества.

Отметим, в сентябре 2011 года Европейская комиссия предложила начать переговоры с Арменией вокруг соглашений об облегчении визового режима. 20 декабря 2011 года Совет Европейского Союза уполномочил Еврокомиссию начать переговоры о подписании соглашения о реадмиссии и облегчении визового режима с Арменией и Азербайджаном. После завершения переговоров с двумя странами, Совет ЕС должен будет принять решение о подписании соглашений, для которого понадобится согласие Европарламента.

Европейский союз начал с Арменией мобильное партнерство в октябре 2011 года. В процессе участвуют 10 стран ЕС: Франция, Германия, Чехия, Бельгия, Болгария, Италия, Нидерланды, Польша, Румыния и Швеция.

Это партнерство имеет цель повысить возможности Армении в управлении миграцией, а также содействовать ограничению беспорядочной миграции из Армении и траффикингу людей.

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