About 40 Armenian citizens contacted the Embassy in Cairo through the embassy “hot line”, Spokesman for Armenian Foreign Ministry Tigran Balayan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

According to him, the Armenian Foreign Ministry gets periodically the latest information from the Armenian Embassy in Cairo.

One of the most influential Armenian communities in the Arab world is in Egypt, comprising 8.500 people.

As Armenian News-NEWS.am reported previously, Armenian citizens in Egypt may call the hotline +201 221 638 50.

As of January 30, 164 Armenian tourists are in Sharm el-Sheikh resort city.

According to recent reports, the death toll in Egyptian riots reached 150, 4.000 others were injured.