Brussels, Sept 25, SPA -- The European Union's executive Thursday proposedways to make it easier for Georgians to obtain visas, in the EU'slatest show of support for Georgia after August's war with Russia, reported dpa. The European Commission recommended that the council of EU memberstates launch talks with Tbilisi on how best to facilitate the EU'svisa regime and on how to ensure the return of illegal migrants totheir homeland, a press release said. Improvements to the visa regime should include a simplification ofthe types of documents needed for Georgians to obtain a visa, thecreation of long-term multiple-entry visas, and a reduction orcomplete abolition of visa fees for certain as yet undefined groups,the commission said. The move from the Brussels-based body follows a call from EUleaders at an emergency summit in September to ease the visa regimefor Georgian citizens in a show of support after August'sGeorgian-Russian war. Under the EU's rules, it is up to the commission to propose anegotiating mandate on visa facilitation. Member states then have toapprove the mandate, after which the commission's experts begin talkson technical aspects of the deal. On September 15 the commission announced a 500-million-euro(733.7-million-dollar) aid package for civilian reconstruction inGeorgia. The EU is set to host an international donors' conferencewith the same goal in mind in Brussels on October 21 or 22.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/593222