Press release about the special flight from Tel Aviv to Yerevan
16 October, 2023
On October 16, the Government of the Republic of Armenia has organised a special flight from Tel Aviv to Yerevan in order to facilitate the voluntary relocation of our citizens and their family members to Armenia, based on security considerations.
In total, 149 citizens of the Republic of Armenia and persons of Armenian origin, including children, were transported from Israel to Armenia.
It should be noted that the list of persons included in the flight was compiled on the basis of applications submitted to the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in Israel and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, according to the chronology of the appeal, the presence of children and the principle of not separating the family.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, including through the Embassy of Armenia to Israel, is monitoring the development of the situation and will take additional steps as necessary.
We also inform that at the moment following the military hostilities there is no data on the presence of Armenian citizens and Armenians among the victims.