Yerevan/10.01.13/Turan-Arminfo: From January 10, Armenia unilaterally canceled the visa regime with the EU. Citizens of the EU member countries were allowed to stay in Armenia without a visa for up to 90 days a year. This also applied to citizens of European countries such as Switzerland, which are not EU members, but are part of the Schengen area.
Armenia became the fourth country after Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova that unilaterally abolished visas for Europeans. -02D-
Politics
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On the evening of February 5, it was reported that journalist Shahnaz Beylargizi had been arrested. She had been a presenter on the Toplum TV channel for several years. After a criminal case was initiated against the channel in March 2024 and nearly all of its staff were arrested, Beylargizi was questioned multiple times. According to relatives, the police conducted a search of her apartment.
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By a presidential decree dated February 5, Mukhtar Babaev has been appointed the presidential representative for climate issues.
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On February 5, President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine. According to the document, the Ministry of Energy has been allocated 1 million US dollars to purchase and send electrical equipment, manufactured in Azerbaijan, to Ukraine.
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The trial of Aziz Orudjev, the head of the online publication Kanal-13, continued on February 5 at the Sabail District Court.
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