Foreign citizens not granted refugee status in Armenia in 2004

Arminfo,
24 Dec 04

Yerevan, 24 December: Refugee status was not given to foreign citizens
in Armenia in 2004, the head of the Migration and Refugees Department
under the Armenian government, Gagik Yeganyan, told journalists today
while summarizing this year’s work and projects for 2005.

He said that in 2004, 193 foreign citizens, including 162 Iraqi
citizens of Armenian origin and 31 citizens of other states applied
to the Migration and Refugees Department for asylum. None of the
applicants was given refugee status. Eighty-five Iraqi citizens
received temporary asylum, but applications from other citizens are
being considered. Overall, in 2003-2004, 225 Iraqi citizens applied
to the Migration and Refugees Department for refugee status in Armenia.