A2 VISA REQUEST AND ACCOMPANYING DIP NOTE

UNCLAS YEREVAN 001665 SIPDIS SENSITIVE DEPT ALSO FOR EUR/CACEN AND FOR EUR/SNEC DEPT ALSO FOR CA/VO/F/P FRANKFURT FOR RSC/RCO E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: CVIS PREL AM SUBJECT: A2 VISA REQUEST AND ACCOMPANYING DIP NOTE WITHDRAWN REF:(A) YEREVAN 1529 (B) YEREVAN 1628 Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ¶1. (SBU) The Government of the Republic of Armenia is withdrawing any and all requests for an A2 visa for Vardan Barseghyan, representative of the "Nagorno Karabakh Republic." Instead Barseghyan and his wife will apply in person for B1/B2 visas on Monday September 19. ¶2. (SBU) In withdrawing the A2 applications, the MFA stresses that their primary concern is that Barseghyan and his family not be turned back at the port of entry. Post agreed to make every effort behind the scenes to smooth the way with Dulles CBP. EVANS