ACCORDING TO ALEXANDER ARZUMANIAN, IT IS EARLY TO ADOPT LAW ON DUAL
CITIZENSHIP IN ARMENIA

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 23, NOYAN TAPAN. It is premature to adopt a law on
dual citizenship in Armenia, such a law should be passed only after
Armenia’s becoming fully democratic. Alexander Arzumanian, former
foreign minister of Armenia, member of the Armenian All-National
Movement (AAM) party, stated this at the February 22 press
conference. In his words, this bill poses some threat to the country
especially when it is passed before the parliamentary elections. He
noted that foreign secret services may influence the outcome of
elections through this law. A. Arzumanian said that if Diasporan
Armenians want to elect or be elected, they should live in Armenia for
several years. "I consider it wrong if an Armenian who lives in
another country comes here for 1-2 days in order to participate in
elections and then goes back," he stated. Under the current law, only
after having lived in Armenia for 10 years, a foreign citizen may
receive Armenin citizenship, renouncing his/her foreign citizenship.