Russian edition of RE:PUBLIC PRESS spoke with the Armenian Amb | artsakheng

Russian edition of RE:PUBLIC PRESS spoke with the Armenian Ambassador to Kyiv Vladimir Karapetyan

“A curfew has been imposed in Kyiv since yesterday evening, from 17:00. Its peculiarity is that it is set for 38 hours, without a break, until 8 am on Monday. To imagine how this is being carried out, here is an excerpt from the statement of the mayor of Kyiv: V. Klitschko warned that "all civilians who are on the street during curfew will be considered members of enemy sabotage and reconnaissance groups." Given the current situation, coupled with the ongoing fierce fighting in the vicinity of the capital of Ukraine, there can be no question of any movements, let alone the organization of evacuation. No state or embassy in Kyiv is engaged in evacuation at this stage. At the same time, the Armenian Embassy is the only one of more than 100 diplomatic missions operating in Kyiv, which continue to function in full, at this stage have put direct contact with Armenian citizens living in Ukraine at the forefront of their work. More than 1,500 calls were received to the phones listed in the embassy's announcement on the Facebook page alone after the crisis in Ukraine began. Armenian citizens, in particular, are informed about the situation on the roads, on the border with neighboring countries with Ukraine. The Embassy also informs that thanks to the efforts of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, friendly Poland, Slovakia, Romania, as well as Hungary have agreed to allow Armenian citizens to cross the border without a visa. This greatly facilitated the fate of those of our citizens who intended to return to Armenia. It should also be recalled that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia in its statement of February 26 declared Armenia's readiness to receive its compatriots” Ambassador said.

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