ABOUT 850 FOREIGNERS LEAVE GEORGIA FOR ARMENIA
ARKA
Aug 11, 2008
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.