Roland Kobia, the head of the EU representation in Azerbaijan, did not set a date for the talks.
Azerbaijan's deputy foreign minister, Mahmud Mammadguliyev, said earlier this month that the talks might start on 7 February.
Speaking today at a seminar on border cooperation between Azerbaijan and Georgia, Kobia implied that the ball was in Azerbaijan's court.
"If Azerbaijan demonstrates the political will on this issue, we can start the negotiation process on the facilitation of the visa regime in a few weeks," he said.
The European Commission said in September last year that the visa facilitation agreements would be based on reciprocity. The list of suggested visa facilitations for citizens of Azerbaijan include the simplification of documentary evidence to be submitted in support of the visa application, the possibility of issuing multiple-entry visas with a long period of validity, the waiving/reducing of the handling fees for specific categories of travellers, set deadlines for processing visa applications, as well as a possible exemption from the visa obligation for holders of diplomatic passports.
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