Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb.9 / Trend, M.Aliyev /
Negotiations on simplifying visa regime between Azerbaijan and the European Union will be held on March 1-2, Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Mahmud Mammadguliyev told journalists on Thursday.
Earlier the meeting was postponed due to bad weather conditions in Baku.
The first meeting on the visa facilitation between Azerbaijan and the EU was scheduled for the first week of February. On Dec.20, 2011, the EU Council of Ministers gave a mandate to start negotiations with Azerbaijan on this issue.
Visa facilitation will simplify a procedure of obtaining visas for certain categories of people, will reduce visa fee, as well as necessary documents required for obtaining visa.