Armenia imposes entry restrictions for 40 African countries’ citizens

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27.06.2012, 18:40

Armenian government will discuss Thursday the issue on inclusion of 38 countries in the list of the states whose citizens can get entry visas to Armenia only after applying to Armenian diplomatic missions abroad and only submitting invitations.

Armenia imposes entry restrictions for 40 African countries’ citizens

YEREVAN, June 27. /ARKA/. Armenian government will discuss Thursday the issue on inclusion of 38 countries in the list of the states whose citizens can get entry visas to Armenia only after applying to Armenian diplomatic missions abroad and only submitting invitations, Novosti-Armenia News Agency reported today.

According to the information available on the government’s website, these countries are Angola, Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Equatorial Guinea, Botswana, Congo, Gabon, Senegal, Namibia, Mozambique, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Madagascar, Chad, Zimbabwe, Benin, Rwanda, Malawi, Guinea, Swaziland Togo, Lesotho, Eritrea, Central African Republic, Cape Verde, Burundi, Djibouti, Liberia, Seychelles, Guinea-Bissau, Comoros, Sao Tome and Principe, Saint Helena and Southern Sudan. -0-

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