Armenia's Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, European Commissioner for Home Affairs Cecilia Malmström, and Internal Affair Ministers of the EU Member States signed in Luxembourg the Declaration on a Mobility Partnership between Armenia and the European Union.
After the signing ceremony, the Armenian Foreign Minister underlined that the facilitation of people's movement and activeness of contacts between the citizens of Armenia and EU are an important component of Armenia's European integration policy.
"We welcome the European Commission's proposal to commence talks on facilitating entrance visa requirements between Armenia and EU, and are hopeful that the Council of Europe would quickly endorse the mandate for starting the talks. Armenia hopes to sign with EU, as soon as possible, the agreements on facilitation of entrance visa requirements and on readmission," said Nalbandian.
The Armenian FM stressed that the next phase of the partnership will aim to lift the entrance visa requirements for citizens. Partnership on mobility aims to control migration between Armenia and EU, combat against illegal migration, and regulate legal entrance of Armenian citizens.
