INTERNATIONAL DONORS HELPED BUILD 4853 HOMES FOR REFUGEES IN ARMENIA
Lragir, Armenia
July 25 2007
The Armenian government will carry on the policy on integration of
refugees, stated Gagik Yeganyan, head of the department of refugees
and migration of the Ministry of Territorial Governance, in a news
conference on July 25, ARKA reported. According to Gagik Yeganyan,
in three years the government allocated 2.9 billion drams for housing
of refugees, and 800 families already have houses. This year funds
will be allocated to another 220 families to buy apartments. On the
whole, 4853 apartments and houses were built for refugees, including
on donor money.
As a result, more people have rejected the status of refugee and got
passports of citizens of Armenia. According to Gagik Yeganyan, this
year 76 thousand people got citizenship compared with 6000 in 2002.