YEREVAN. – The cancelation of visas for the citizens of Qatar is not connected with politics, but tourism. 

Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan told the aforesaid to reporters, after Thursday’s Cabinet meeting of the government of Armenia.  

Qatar is a country that views Armenia as a promising tourism market. 

“And as to why several Islamic countries are breaking relations with Qatar is another matter; unrelated to ours,” Kocharyan added. “Qatar, being a Sunni country, nonetheless, does not join the coalition against Iran, and it is more inclined to cooperation. But these matters are outside our [Armenia’s] realm.”  

Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and the UAE had announced that they broke diplomatic ties with Qatar, condemning Doha of supporting terrorist organizations and destabilizing the situation in the Middle East. 

Later, the authorities of Libya, Yemen, Maldives, Mauritius, Mauritania, and The Comoros also informed that they were severing relations with Qatar.