EU-TURKEY AND EU-ARMENIA – SUDKURIER

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November 01, 2012 | 16:58

Reflecting on the EU-Turkey relations, the German Sudkurier daily
focuses on the factor of EU-Armenia ties as well.

“The EU is speaking with Armenia about the relaxation of visas, which
substantially discomforts Turkey. Certainly, Armenia’s case is
different than that of Turkey, especially [since], [and] unlike
Turkey, Armenia is not an EU membership candidate. Nonetheless,
Armenia is having advantages over Turkey in the visa facilitation
issue,” Sudkurier writes.

As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, Armenia’s EU Head of
Mission, Ambassador Avet Adonts, and European Commission Home Affairs
Director General Stefano Manservisi initialed, on October 18 in
Brussels, the Armenia-EU agreements on visa relaxation and
readmission. These accords are expected to be signed in December 2012
and to enter the ratification phase within the first six months of
2013.