GERMAN AMBASSADOR: MOST OF AZERBAIJANI CITIZENS LIVING AND KEEN TO GET POLITICAL ASYLUM IN GERMANY ARE ARMENIANS
Author: I. Alizadeh

TREND, Azerbaijan
Dec 8 2006

Per Christopher Stankina, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
of Germany to Azerbaijan, said that most of the Azerbaijani citizens
who found political asylum in the Federative Republic of Germany
(FRG) are Armenians in origin, Trend reports.

According to him, the number of Azerbaijani citizens that live in
Germany reach 6,500 people, and they have appealed to corresponding
bodies of Germany with a request to receive political asylum. The
German diplomat said that despite the appeals, these Azerbaijani
citizens have not been granted with their request.

"Placement of 6,500 Azerbaijani citizens in Germany is a large
number. After checking the information, it was revealed that most of
them are Armenians in their origin, and not Azerbaijanis. After the
German Government has checked and studied this information thoroughly,
they came to a conclusion that the legal situation connected with
obtaining the citizenship was complex", said the German Ambassador.

According to Mr. Stankina, these people want to stay in Germany. The
diplomat said that they will impede the work in this direction, since
during the check up they said that they were Azerbaijanis. But the
point is that they are not, said the diplomat.