ArmenPress
Jan 10 2005

LESS ARMENIANS SOUGHT ASYLUM IN 2004

YEREVAN, JANUARY 10, ARMENPRESS: The number of Armenians who
sought asylum in 36 developed countries in the first nine months of
2004 fell by 4.1 percent against the same time span of the previous
year-from 4,119 to 3,951.
In the first half of the passed year Armenians sought asylum
mainly in France, Sweden, Switzerland and Austria.
According to a government-affiliated department for refugees, the
number of Armenians who sought asylum in the first nine months of
2004 was 6 percent less than that of Georgians but 1.3 percent higher
than that of Azeris.
Among CIS member countries the majority of asylum seekers were
from Russia, followed by Georgia, Azerbaijan was seven in the list.