RA MFA: only one Armenian citizen detained in Turkey recently

PanARMENIAN.Net - In response to the inquiry of the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Turkish authorities said that recently 542 people have been detained over violation of visa regime, RA MFA Spokesman Vladimir Karapetian said. Only one of them is an Armenian citizen, the Ministry's press office said.



According to Armenia's representative in the BSEC, Karen Mirzoyan, informal sources confirm arrest of Armenian citizens. "They were detained for further deportation to Armenia because of violation of visa regime," Mirzoyan said.



Earlier, Irish Times newspaper reported that some 100 Armenians - illegal migrants - were detained in Turkey and will be deported soon. "They exile is eyed as revenge for adoption of the Armenian Genocide resolution by the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs," the newspaper said.