U.S. Embassy in Armenia softens travel prohibition for its employees to travel to cities bordering Azerbaijan

BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 2. The US Embassy in Armenia has relaxed the ban on its employees traveling to cities bordering Azerbaijan, Tendency reports.

Thus, the list of cities that are not recommended for embassy employees and their families to visit unnecessarily has been shortened.

“U.S. Embassy employees and their families are prohibited from all non-essential travel to the following locations, reflecting the easing of restrictions since the last notification: Gegharkunik region east of Vardenis; Syunik east of Goris; Syunik region south of Gafan; travel through. the village of Yeraskh in the Ararat region is allowed, stopping is prohibited,” the embassy said in a statement.

The embassy added that American citizens should continue to exercise caution near all international borders between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Meanwhile, the list of places prohibited for visits has been reduced to the latest notification of the embassy, ​​which was published on September 19, 2023.

To note, the following places were excluded from the list: Tavush district east of Varaghavan on the H37 highway; The Tavush district east of Navur on the H36 highway; travel to Jermuk, past Getik in the Vayotsdzor region on roads H42 and H43, travel to Karabakh.

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