6 ARMENIAN CITIZENS DETAINED IN GUINEA ON CHARGE OF COUP D'ETAT ATTEMPT ARE CIVIL AVIATION PILOTS

PanARMENIAN.Net - 6 Armenian citizens detained March 8 in Equatorial Guinea and charged of coup d'etat attempt are the pilots of the Armenian civil aviation, who worked in the African countries on the contracts with private companies, RA MFA press service reported. "Armenian ministry of foreign affairs is undertaking possible diplomatic measures to obtain more specific information and provide the Armenian citizens with the necessary legal assistance", RA MFA press secretary Hamlet Gasparian noted. In his words, Armenia's Ambassador to Russia and the permanent representative of Armenia in UN met in Moscow and New York with their Guinean colleagues. "At the same time taking into consideration the fact that Armenia has no diplomatic representation in Africa, Armenian MFA appealed to the countries influential in Equatorial Guinea to render assistance to the Armenian citizens", RA MFA press secretary stated.