 In October 2014, Armenian Foreign Minister Eduard Nalbandyan and Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić announced an initiative to abolish visas for all citizens of Armenia and Serbia.In February 2015, the Government of Armenia upheld the signing of an agreement with Serbia to abolish entry visa requirements for individual with non-diplomatic passports.Armenia's government justified its decision by saying that "after the signing of the visa regime facilitation agreement with the European Union, the abolition of visa requirements between Armenia and Serbia may become an additional impetus for development of relations between the two countries."