  State Migration Service official denies growing emigration rate in Armenia July 29, 2011 - 12:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The head of Armenia’s State Migration Service Gagik Yeganyan denied growing emigration rate in Armenia at July 29 news conference in Yerevan. “We don’t claim the absolute absence of migration in Armenia, yet confirm no upsurge was reported over the last 2 years,” the official explained. In this connection, Yeganyan urged media to specify the source of their reports in presenting the situation. According to the official, migration –related data should be reflected in passenger transportation rate, which is not too high, especially considering that not every passenger is a migrant. As he noted, the number of those leaving the country fell from 60000 to 30000 during the global crisis, which is explained by the absence of jobs in Russia, where the major part of Armenian migrants go. “With activation of economy, the migration rate is returning to data reported in 2007,” Yeganyan noted. According to Migration Service data, over 23000 left Armenia in 2008, 25000 in 2009, 30000 in 2010. In the fist halfyear of 2011 the figure comprised 67000.   Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Latest news Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
