Our two borders were closed for 24 hours due to issues with the relevant border systems. This was announced today, March 2, at a press conference by Khalil Shirgolami, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Armenia.
“One of the problems is the Iran-Armenia border itself. As of 9:30 AM this issue has been resolved, and traffic in both directions is now proceeding smoothly. Our Consul General in Kapan is located directly on the Iran-Armenia border, and given that the relevant border systems have been down for over 24 hours, he is trying to determine the current situation with citizen movement and whether there have been any backlogs. He assured me that there were no such issues.” Isdz reported that 30-40 citizens were waiting at the border, all with international tickets, and were scheduled to fly from Yerevan.
The opposite option is also possible: many of our citizens prefer to return to Iran by plane to Yerevan, from where they will travel to Tehran overland. According to information we had yesterday, there were about 20 such citizens, and we organized their travel to Iran overland.
This evening, about 15 more people will arrive in Yerevan, who will also travel overland to Iran. Iran.
“We have not noticed and are not observing any abnormal flow of people at the border who could be called refugees, which did not happen during the 12-day war,” he said.
Unfortunately, dangers still exist and are looming. Among the population of Tehran, there may be instances of displacement to other southern regions and villages, where it is safer from a security standpoint. Iran is a large, vast country with enormous potential, and we have the necessary capabilities to regulate the situation to a certain extent, even in crisis situations.