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3,091 Russian citizens visited Armenia on internal passports within one month, as the agreement to ease rules for Russian nationals coming to the country entered in to force on February 23.

As the General Department of Armenia’s Civil Aviation reports, from February 23 – to March 23, 2938 Russian citizens entered the Republic of Armenian through Zvartnots International Airport in Yerevan, 153 - through Shirak Airport in Gyumri.

To note, the Armenian Government on February 16 session approved the drafts on making amendments in the Government decisions on “Establishing the RA State Border Regime” and “Identification Documents”. Minister of Justice Arpine Hovhannisyan noted that the internal passports of foreign citizens will be considered as valid identification documents (IDs) in Armenia and no notes will be made in them, as due to which the internal passports lose their validity in other states. In the words of the minister, this amendment will in fact enable foreign citizens to enter Armenian on internal passports, which will boost tourism in our country.