US EditionTurkey and Armenia Agree to Simplify Visa Procedures to Normalize Ties
The visa agreement advances normalization efforts started in 2021 and includes free electronic visas for diplomatic and official passport holders, facilitating official travel.
- Turkey and Armenia have agreed to simplify visa procedures to normalize ties, as announced by Turkey's Foreign Ministry on Monday.
- Both countries will allow holders of specific passports to obtain electronic visas free of charge starting Jan. 1.
- Turkey and Armenia do not have formal diplomatic ties, with their border closed since the 1990s.
- Both nations reaffirmed their commitment to normalize ties without preconditions.
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Türkiye, Armenia ease visa rules for special passport holders
Türkiye and Armenia will simplify visa requirements for diplomatic and special passport holders starting Jan. 1, a joint statement announced on Dec. 29, marking the latest step in a diplomatic thaw after decades of frozen relations.
Turkey and Armenia have reached an agreement to simplify the visa regime, as part of the process of normalising relations between the two neighbouring countries, announced the month of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ankara. The decision aims to facilitate travel and represents a new step in a process which has begun over several years, notes the AP. According to the Turkish Ministry, since 1 January, holders of diplomatic, special and servic…
Türkiye and Armenia have agreed to facilitate visa procedures for holders of official passports from both countries.
According to a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, "Within the framework of the agreement reached between the Special Representatives of Türkiye and Armenia for the Normalization Process, Türkiye and Armenia will cooperate on diplomatic, service and private relations... Click here for more.
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