Armenian passenger bus still trapped on South Ossetia border – agency

Mediamax news agency
19 Oct 04

YEREVAN

The Armenian embassy in Georgia is taking all the necessary steps to
rescue Armenians trapped at the Ergneti checkpoint on the Georgia –
South Ossetia border, the Foreign Ministry press service told our
agency today.

Armenian ambassador to Georgia Georgiy Khosroyev is keeping in touch
with representatives of the Georgian authorities, the ministry
said. The embassy’s staff and representatives of the Georgian eparchy
of the Armenian church went to the Ergneti village today to help
Armenian citizens.

Owing to the efforts of the Armenian embassy in Georgia, three
children and a woman have already been taken to Yerevan from Ergneti,
the Foreign Ministry press service said.

The embassy’s representatives are also taking measures to ensure the
security of Armenian citizens.

[The Georgian border authorities detained a Yerevan-bound Armenian
passenger bus at the Ergneti checkpoint on 8 October.]