FACILITATION OF VISA PROVISION PROCEDURE AND ARMENIA-EU FREE TRADE TO BE IN BELGIAN AUTHORITIES’ LIMELIGHT

/ARKA/
November 19, 2009
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, November 19, /ARKA/. Armenian foreign ministry said Armenian
ambassador to Belgium and Netherlands, Avet Adonts and Patrick Deuel,
chairman of the lower chamber of the Belgium parliament, met the other
day to discuss facilitation of visa provision procedure to Armenian
citizens wishing to visit EU countries and free trade regime between
Armenia and EU.

Patrick Deuel was quoted as saying that these issues will be in Belgian
authorities’ limelight when the country will be holding the rotating
chairmanship of the EU.

The foreign ministry said Avet Adonts spoke also about what Armenia
is doing in terms of Eastern Partnership Program and emphasized the
importance of EU member countries support for beginning of talks on
free trade and facilitating visa provision procedure.

The two men were said to express their satisfaction over high-level
Armenian-Belgian interaction.