MFA: 104 Armenian citizens to return from Goa amid tensions in Middle  East

ArmInfo. The return home of 104 Armenian citizens from Goa has been organized amid tensions in  the Middle East, as reported by Armenian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ani Badalyan on her Facebook page.

According to her, in recent days, the Armenian Embassy in India  (which also has accredited offices in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and  Nepal) has been operating on an emergency basis. Badalyan reported  that contact had been maintained with Armenian citizens  in the  accredited countries due to flight cancellations caused by the  escalating situation in the Middle East, primarily in India and Sri  Lanka for tourism purposes. She added that the necessary information  had been collected and options for their return to Armenia were being  explored. 

"The Embassy has consistently worked to obtain the necessary flight  permits, including in collaboration with the Indian Ministry of  Aviation and the Ministry of External Affairs. Late in the evening on  March 5, participants in the regular Coastal Startup Summit event in  India and members of a tour group (Vardan Travel), a total of 104  citizens of the Republic of Armenia, departed from Goa for Yerevan.  The plane has already landed at Zvartnots Airport," she said.

Badalyan also emphasized that 12 Armenian citizens from Sri Lanka and  six from Goa, who are there for tourism or business purposes, as well  as two citizens from the Maldives, have currently reached out to the  Armenian Embassy in New Delhi. It is noted that options for their  return are being explored.

Contact information for the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in  India: +32 493 88 00 88 (also via WhatsApp).