  More than 25,000 Armenians received Russian citizenship in 2017 February 2, 2018 - 10:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 25,144 Armenian citizens were granted Russian citizenship in 2017, according to the country’s ministry of internal affairs. In the reporting period, 657,000 migrants from Armenia were registered in Russia, 342,000 of which were removed from migration records. As of December 2017, 265,000 migrants (including migrant workers) from Armenia live in Russia. 232,000 of them said they have gone to Russia to earn money. Another 143,000 Armenian citizens have permanent or temporary residence permits in the Russian Federation. 22,264 residents of Armenia received Russian passports in 2016, and 18,653 in 2015. 10,394 people from neighboring Azerbaijan and 2535 from Georgia became citizens of Russia in 2017.   Top stories The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
