YEREVAN. – The issue of opening of Japan’s embassy in Yerevan has not been solved yet, coordinator of the embassy Arihiko Hasegawa said.

“Japan’s Foreign Ministry has submitted an application on opening embassies in six counties, including Armenia. It is still unclear whether the government will approve the decision,” he said during the Friday press conference.

Presently the embassy in Russia is functioning with concurrent accreditation to Armenia with a residence in Moscow.

Japan plans to open embassies in Armenia, Bhutan, the Marshal Islands, Namibia, Turkmenistan, and Barbados.