Iraqi Armenians want to become Armenian citizensMarch 24, 2007 - 16:08 AMT 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. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. “Great success”: Pashinyan pleased with new border protocol Pashinyan has described the signing by Armenia and Azerbaijan of a protocol on delimitation in Tavush as “a great success”. Armenia, Azerbaijan sign protocol on demarcation coordinates Armenia’s government took on May 15 another step towards handing over four border areas to Azerbaijan. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children |