Refugees In Shirak Province Registered

REFUGEES IN SHIRAK PROVINCE REGISTERED

Armenpress
Nov 15 2006

GYUMRI, NOVEMBER 15, ARMENPRESS: Authorities in the northwestern
province of Shirak have completed registration of Armenian
refugees form Azerbaijan who have settled down in this region of the
country. The registration was initiated by the UNHCR Armenian Agency
and completed in cooperation with Armenian ministry for territorial
management.

The real situation with refugees in the province will be clear after
the results of the registration are summed up. It was the first
official registration of refugees in the province.

According to preliminary estimates, there are 360 Armenian refugees
from Azerbaijan in this province.