Iraqi Armenians want to become Armenian citizens

PanARMENIAN.Net - A number of Iraqi Armenians want to accept dual citizenship, head of National Management of Armenians in Iraq Paruyr Hakopian stated. "I cannot say the exact number of Armenians who want to become Armenian citizens, but I can note that they are a lot. A significant part of Armenians living in Iraq are not satisfied with their situation and some isolation from their historical motherland, and they are waiting for the day when the new law on dual citizenship will come into force in Armenia," Hakopian said.



At the same time he underlined that Armenians living in Iraqi Kurdistan are not exposed to oppression by Turks. "According to our information Armenians residing in Northern Iraq have not suffered from escalation of the conflict, and there are no victims among Armenian population," he noted. Hakopian said that Iraqi Armenians do not have any relation to PKK (Workers' Party of Kurdistan), and as a result of this they cannot become victims of Turkish servicemen, "Novosti-Armenia" reports.