Approval for travel to North lifted

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Pre-travel approval for diplomats, INGOs/NGOs to journey to the North has been lifted from today, facilitating North bound travel without producing a Ministry of Defense (MOD) travel approval document, according to the Defence Ministry website.

The Ministry of Defence lifted the imposed pre-travel approval exclusively for foreign passport holders last week.

Further stressing on the provision, individuals and groups intending to visit military installations or meet with military officials will still require approval from the Ministry of Defence.

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