IS DUAL CITIZENSHIP A MEANS TO STRENGTHEN ARMENIA

Panorama.am
16:33 21/06/06

All-Armenian National Movement (ANM) board vice chairman Andranik
HOVAKIMYAN expressed his surprise today that Armenian Republican Party
was against dual citizenship in the past discussions on constitution.

"I do not know why they defend dual citizenship so much now," he said.

Armenian Republican Party member Samvel NIKOYAN noted that problems
which may arise with dual citizenship may be regulated by law. However,
he did not clearly answer why they were against dual citizenship in
the past and now they support it. Nikoyan is sure that with dual
citizenship links with diaspora will strengthen and the Armenia
economy will grow with their investments.

ANM board vice chairman, however, argued that diaspora Armenians
have always made donations to Armenia and their link with Armenia is
strong. According to S. Nikoyan only Armenian nationals should have
the right to have dual citizenship but Hovakimyan argued that right
of minorities would be violated in that case.
From: Baghdasarian