Reflecting on the EU-Turkey relations, the German Südkurier 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,” Südkurier 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.