Estonian citizens with state secret access will have to notify special services about trips to Armenia

Estonian citizens with security clearance to access state secrets are required to give notification ahead of any stay in Armenia.

Minister of the Interior of Estonia has listed those countries where any Estonian citizen with security clearance to access state secrets is required to give notification ahead of any stay, outside a work or work-related task.

Earlier, the list of “dangerous” countries has included Russia, Belarus and North Korea, now it comprises nine more, including Iran, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan and China.

According to Minister of the Interior, the presence of persons with clearance to Estonian state secrets being in the territory of these states poses a threat to the protection of this classified information.