ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT RESOLVES HOUSING PROBLEMS FOR NUMBER OF ARMENIAN REFUGEE FAMILIES FROM AZERBAIJAN
ARKA
Aug 13, 2009
YEREVAN, August 13. / ARKA /. The Government of Armenia at the meeting
on Thursday decided to accommodate three families of Armenian refugees
from Azerbaijan at the meeting on Thursday.
As the head of state property management Karine Kirakosyan informed,
the property of the refugees, who have taken citizenship of Armenia,
is in the Avan Metropolitan Community.
According to the Agency on Migration of Armenia, more than 360 thousand
Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan arrived to Armenia from 1988-1992,
and about 140 thousands of ethnic Armenians migrated to the countries
of Commonwealth of Independent States.
At present, 80 thousand refugees have been Armenian citizenship upon
reaching adulthood.
According to the international organizations, about 120 thousand
Armenian refugees received citizenship of other countries.