Thursday, January 11 2018 13:10

ArmInfo.The US State Department has published new recommendations for American travelers.

According to new recommendations, all countries of the world are  divided into four categories: 1 - normal precautions, where the  lowest level of risks in terms of and safety. 2 category - increased  level of caution.  The State Department provides additional advice  and advice for travelers to this group of countries. 

The third group included countries where the State Department  recommends not to go because of serious security risks. And the last  4 groups are countries where the State Department calls not to  travel, due to the high level of security risks to life. The State  Department stresses that during an emergency the US government can  have a very limited opportunity to help its citizens and, in this  regard, advises them not to travel to these countries, or to leave  their territories at the earliest opportunity.

At the same time, a map of recommendations has already been submitted  for each country. According to the published data, Armenia is ranked  among the first group of countries, where the risks to life from the  security point of view are minimal.

However, the State Department recommends its citizens not to visit  Nagorny Karabakh. The department notes that in the zone of the  Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is still unsettled, and there are periodic  losses.

"Periodic shooting and accidental use of artillery systems, including  mortars, lead to deaths and injuries every year. Avoid roads near the  line of contact and near the Armenian-Azerbaijani state border. The  US government can not provide emergency services to US citizens in  Nagorno-Karabakh, since US civil employees do not have the  opportunity to travel there, "the ministry said.

According to the same data, neighboring Azerbaijan is ranked among  the second group of countries, with an increased level of caution. It  is noted that this is connected with the threat of terrorism in the  country:  "Terrorist groups continue to plot possible terrorist  attacks in Azerbaijan." Terrorists can attack tourist sites,  transport hubs, markets / shopping centers, local government  facilities, hotels, clubs, restaurants, places of worship, parks ,  major sports and cultural events, educational institutions, airports  and other public places."

Georgia is also in the first group of countries, however, it is  recommended that US citizens refrain from traveling to Abkhazia and  South Ossetia.

Russia and Turkey are included in the third category, where there is  a serious security threat.