EU SIGNED AVIATION AGREEMENT WITH ARMENIA

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Dec 11 2008
Italy

Brussels, Belgium – It will allow all European airlines to fly between
Armenia and any EU Member State

(WAPA) – "The European Union and the Republic of Armenia signed
an aviation agreement which will allow all European airlines to
fly between Armenia and any EU Member State. After three years of
negotiation, the agreement was signed by Commissioner Ms Benita Ferrero
Waldner, responsible for external relations, Mr Jean-Pierre Jouyet,
Secretary of State for European Affairs for the French Presidency,
and Mr Eduard Nalbandyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia in
the framework of the EU-Armenia Cooperation Council.

Most importantly, the agreement allows any EU airline to operate
flights between any EU Member State where it is established and
Armenia. It acknowledges the existence of the single market for air
transport between the EU and Armenia and demonstrates the external
dimension of this market.

The EU has negotiated 35 such horizontal agreements with partner
countries and thereby brought more than 600 bilateral air services
agreements in compliance with Community law.

Passenger numbers between the EU and Armenia increased from almost
166,000 in 2006 to 204,000 in 2007 the main markets being France,
Austria, Germany and the Czech Republic. The agreement will contribute
to the further development of EU-Armenia aviation relations".