RA GOVERNMENT TO CONTINUE BENEFICIAL COOPERATION WITH ARMENIAN OFFICE OF UN HIGH COMMISSIONER RESPONSIBLE FOR ISSUES OF REFUGEES
Noyan Tapan
Jul 16, 2007
YEREVAN, JULY 16, NOYAN TAPAN. Considerable measures have been taken in
the direction of solving various issues concerning refugees, including
provision of flats, as well as the defence of their rights and their
social protection. This statement was made by Bushra Halepota, the
representative of the United Nation’s High Commissioner for Refugees
in Armenia during the meeting with Serge Sargsian, the RA Prime
Minister, which was held on July 13. She was pleased to mention
the fact that Armenia has joined the corresponding international
convention concerning refugees, adopted the RA Law on Refugees still
in 1999 and currently, it is cooperating with the Armenian Office of
the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and envisages to adopt this
law after a new editing, which is already envisaged by the program
of the RA Government.
Bushra Halepota introduced all the measures taken by the Armenian
office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and its envisaged
programs to the RA Prime Minister, expecting to continue the deep
cooperation and assistance with the RA Government in the near future.
According to the information provided to Noyan Tapan by the Information
and Public Relations Department of the RA government, Serge Sargsian
appreciated the interested cooperation and assistance provided for
the RA government by the Armenian office of the UN High Commissioner
for Refugees so far in the direction of solving the problems of
refugees. The Prime Minister made assertions that the RA government
will continue to cooperate with the Armenian office with the same
productiveness, trying to solve the problems of unprovided groups,
including the various and numerous problems of refugees as much
as possible.