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WITHDRAWN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