Roads across Armenia generally passable

ArmInfo. Roads across Armenia are generally passable despite heavy snowfall, according to the Rescue Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia.

According to the ministry, roads leading from the Amberd  high-altitude meteorological station in the Aragatsotn region to the  Amberd Fortress and Lake Kari are closed. Snowfall is observed at the  Vardenyats Pass (fog and blizzard), in the Kotayk region, and in the  towns of Aparan, Ashtarak, Yeghegdadzor, Jermuk, Sevan, Ashotsk,  Meghri, Sisian, Vayk, and the village of Amasia.

In this regard, the ministry urged drivers to use winter tires  exclusively on the country's roads. It is also noted that, according  to information received from the Department of Emergency Situations  of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia and the Crisis  Management Center of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia  in North Ossetia, the Stepantsminda-Lars highway is closed to truck  traffic.