U.S. Embassy instructs Embassy employees and their family members not to travel outside of Yerevan

U.S. Embassy in Armenia issued a statement urging its citizens not to travel outside of Yerevan.

"Military confrontations continue in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. The U.S. Embassy urges U.S. citizens currently in a safe location to avoid non-essential in-country travel. The U.S. Embassy has instructed Embassy employees and their family members not to travel outside of Yerevan Province.

In accordance with previous security alerts, the U.S. Embassy in Armenia also continues to urge U.S. citizens to avoid travel south of Yerevan, east of Lake Sevan, and east of the M4 and M16 Highways north of the Dilijan National Park and up to the border with Georgia in Tavush province. Do not travel to the Nagorno-Karabakh region.

The U.S. Embassy encourages U.S. citizens to monitor local news reporting. The U.S. Embassy will continue to monitor the security situation and provide additional information as needed," the Embassy said in the statement.