TURKISH FOOTBALL FANS MAY ARRIVE IN ARMENIA WITHOUT ENTRY VISAS ON SEPTEMBER 1-6

Noyan Tapan

Au g 14, 2008

YEREVAN, AUGUST 14, NOYAN TAPAN. At the August 14 sitting, the Armenian
government approved the draft decision on allowing visits without an
entry visa for Turkish citizens on September 1-6. During the draft’s
presentation, the head of the RA police Alik Sargsian said that the
decision was made in connection with an Armenia-Turkey football match
scheduled for September 6.

In response to Prime Minister Tigran Sargsian’s question about whether
it is not too early to start that process on September 1st, the police
head replied that 20,000-25,000 citizens of Turkey are expected to
arrive in Armenia during the indicated period, and some of them are
likely to spend 1-2 days in our country.