Simplified visa-free travel between Georgia, Armenia comes into force today

The Georgian Foreign Ministry said the new deal aimed to establish “even more” favourable conditions for Georgian and Armenian citizens. Photo via Government Administration

Agenda.ge, 13 Jul 2023 - 19:37, Tbilisi,Georgia

A deal between Georgia and Armenia came into force today, allowing their nationals to cross the border using biometric identification cards. 

The agreement was signed by Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and his Armenian counterpart Nikol Pashinyan on January 12 in Yerevan, which replaced the agreement on visa-free movement of citizens of Armenia and Georgia through their territories concluded on May 19, 1993.

The Georgian Foreign Ministry said the new deal aimed to establish “even more” favourable conditions for Georgian and Armenian citizens.