  24,000 Armenian citizens received Russian passports in 2019 January 23, 2020 - 12:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - As many as 24,000 Armenian citizens received Russian passports in 2019, the Russian Interior Ministry reveals. In 2018, 27,100 Armenian citizens were granted Russian citizenship, and 25,144 in 2017. A simplified procedure for citizenship of Russian-speaking people were introduced in Russia in 2014. In all, about 498,000 people, including 2,500 Georgian and 13,500 Azerbaijani citizens, received Russian citizenship—up 80%—throughout the previous year. The vast majority of them were Ukrainians. Although Ukraine does not have a dual citizenship law with Russia, Moscow still issues Russian passports to Ukrainians without requiring them to renounce Ukrainian citizenship. Ukrainians were followed by Kazakh citizens (50,500 citizens), Tajik citizens (45,000), and Armenians.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news La Francophonie resolution expresses solidarity with Armenia  The “Resolution on crisis situations in the Francophone space, overcoming them and strengthening of peace" was adopted by 54 member states of the organisation.Yerevan rejects Baku's accusation of “mass militarization” Yerevan has rejected allegations from Azerbaijan accusing Armenia of “mass militarization”.Armenian PM, Foreign Minister travel to Moscow Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan have traveled to Moscow, their offices report.WCIT 2024 launches in Armenia Hayrapetyan told reporters in Yerevan that Armenia is hosting the event for the second time in five years. |
