About 850 Foreigners Leave Georgia For Armenia
11.08.2008,
17:50
About 850 foreign citizens have been taken from Georgia to Armenia due to escalation of the conflict in South Ossetia, the Press Service of Armenian Foreign Ministry reported.
YEREVAN, August 11. /ARKA/. About 850 foreign citizens have been taken from Georgia to Armenia due to escalation of the conflict in South Ossetia, the Press Service of Armenian Foreign Ministry reported.
By 18:00 Sunday, 130 U.S. citizens, 180 citizens of Poland and hundreds of citizens of other countries crossed the Armenian-Georgian border, says the report.
According to the press release, entry visas for foreigners arriving to Armenia from Georgia are free and no “air fare” is charged for taking a transit flight from Zvartnots Airport in Yerevan.
The Frontier and Customs services have been assigned to simplify all the procedures and provide all the required support to foreign citizens, the Ministry reported.
The country’s Foreign Ministry also reported that no Armenian citizens had suffered from the events in Georgia by the time of the report (18:00 Sunday). Armenian Embassy to Georgia and the country’s General Consulate in Batumi continue their consistent efforts to help Armenian citizens return home, the report says.
Over 3,500 Armenian citizens had already returned home by Sunday morning, including diplomats accredited in Georgia and their families. –0—
By 18:00 Sunday, 130 U.S. citizens, 180 citizens of Poland and hundreds of citizens of other countries crossed the Armenian-Georgian border, says the report.
According to the press release, entry visas for foreigners arriving to Armenia from Georgia are free and no “air fare” is charged for taking a transit flight from Zvartnots Airport in Yerevan.
The Frontier and Customs services have been assigned to simplify all the procedures and provide all the required support to foreign citizens, the Ministry reported.
The country’s Foreign Ministry also reported that no Armenian citizens had suffered from the events in Georgia by the time of the report (18:00 Sunday). Armenian Embassy to Georgia and the country’s General Consulate in Batumi continue their consistent efforts to help Armenian citizens return home, the report says.
Over 3,500 Armenian citizens had already returned home by Sunday morning, including diplomats accredited in Georgia and their families. –0—
