RA MFA inquired Turkish Embassy in Georgia about detainment of Armenians in Istanbul

PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian Foreign Ministry inquired the Turkish Embassy in Georgia about the detained Armenians in Turkey. No response have followed yet, RA MFA Acting Spokesman Tigran Balayan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.



Meanwhile, as PanARMENIAN.Net came to know from a reliable source, all detained are kept in Istanbul.



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.