Pashinyan’s Government Removes Mt. Ararat From Visa Stamps, Causing Uproar in Armenia, Elation in Turkey
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Armenia to remove Mount Ararat from passport stamps in symbolic step toward Turkey - Turkish Minute
Armenia will drop Mount Ararat from passport stamps at its border crossings, a government decree showed, in a move officials say aims to avoid sending “dangerous messages” to neighbors but which critics denounce as a concession to Ankara.
Pashinyan’s Government Removes Mt. Ararat from Visa Stamps, Causing Uproar in Armenia, Elation in Turkey
The decision by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s government to remove the image of Mount Ararat from the entry and exit passport stamps has caused an uproar in Armenia and elation in Turkey. Opposition forces quickly called the decision, approved by the government on Thursday and to be implemented in November, another concession to Turkey. Speaking at a security conference in Yerevan on Monday, Pashinyan defended the decision, implying that Arme…
The Armenian government has decided to remove the Mount Ararat symbol from passport stamps, effective November 1, 2025. Ruling party representatives emphasized that the decision was made to "not send the wrong message to our neighbors" and to only include state symbols on stamps.
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