Situation on Armenia`s roads: Road closures and icy conditions 

ArmInfo. The Rescue Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia reported on the situation on the country's roads.

Specifically, according to the press service of the Ministry of  Internal Affairs, as of the morning of January 8, roads leading from  the Amberd high-altitude weather station in the Aragatsotn region to  the Amberd Fortress and Lake Kari are closed. Icy conditions are  observed on roads in Aparan, Aragats, Vanadzor, Spitak, Tumanyan,  Tashir, Sevan, Chambarak, Martuni, Gavar, Abovyan, Hrazdan, Nairi,  Vayk, Sisian, Goris, Ashotsk, and Amasia.

The Vardenyats Pass is closed to trucks, and access for other types  of transport is restricted. "We strongly recommend that drivers use  only winter tires," the statement reads.

According to information received from the Department of Emergency  Situations of the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs and the North  Ossetian branch of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, the  Stepantsminda-Lars highway is open to all types of vehicles.