U.S. Embassy in Armenia announces visa application changesJanuary 8, 2020 - 11:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The U.S. Embassy in Armenia announced on Tuesday, January 7 that it is suspending services for visa applicants, presumably for Iranian citizens as well, “due to recent events in the Middle East.” Iran launched a ballistic missile attack on two Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops in the early hours of Wednesday. The attacks were Iran's response to the killing of top Iranian General Qasem Soleimani by the United States in Baghdad. The embassy message shared on Tuesday was published in Armenian, English and Iranian. There is no U.S. diplomatic mission in Iran, so many Iranians go through the Yerevan embassy to apply for American visas. It is one of three embassies that issues visas to Iranians residing in Iran. People who have applied for a non-immigrant visa are advised to continue to check the scheduling website for available appointments. If your appointment is rescheduled by the Embassy, you will receive an email notification at the email address you provided when creating your appointment, said the embassy. At the same time, the embassy said it will reschedule the immigrant visa appointments at the first available opportunity communicate any updates to the email address provided by the applicants. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |