Russia evacuates 175 citizens from Iran’s Bushehr NPP via Armenia

Russia evacuates 175 citizens from Iran’s Bushehr NPP via Armenia

The Russian Federation has evacuated another 175 of its citizens from Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant via Armenia, the Russian Embassy in Armenia said in a statement, Armenpress reports.

“On April 6, another 175 Russian citizens evacuated from the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant arrived in Armenia from Iran via the Norduz-Agarak border crossing and departed from Yerevan to Moscow on a special flight,” the statement said.

The embassy expressed gratitude to the Armenian authorities for supporting the process.

The statement also noted that since the start of the war in Iran, a total of 509 citizens have returned to Russia via Armenian territory.

Source: en.apa.az