ARMENIAN PRESIDENT RECEIVES REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ARMENIAN OFFICE OF UNHCR
ArmenPress
April 22 2009
Armenia
President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan received today representative of
the Armenian office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Bushra Halepota.
Presidential press service told Armenpress that the president of the
country highly assessed the assistance provided by UNHCR to Armenia and
said that refugees are the most vulnerable parts of our society and
in this respect the assistance of UNCHR is very important in respect
of their full integration to the society. Serzh Sargsyan expressed
assurance that the practical and effective cooperation formed between
the Armenian government and this important establishment will continue
successfully in future as well.
Representative of the Armenian office of the UNHCR Bushra Halepota
expressed gratitude to the Armenian president for his permanent
attention towards the issues of refugees. She presented the works
carried out by the office in 2008 and the programs which are expected
to be carried out in 2009. B. Halepota said she is pleased with the
adoption of law on "Refugees and Asylum Seekers" which corresponds
to European standards and noted that some of the points of the law
connected with the rights of refugees are included in a number of
curriculums of educational establishments.