  120 PEOPLE APPLIED ARMENIA FOR ASYLUMJuly 31, 2002 - 23:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 120 people have recently applied the Armenian government for asylum. Head of the department on migration and refugees of the RA government Gagik Yeganian has stated that today. According to him, the people applying for asylum note the discrepancy in political and religious views and ethnic origin among the main reasons. Yeganian noted, as present only six people who applied have been granted asylum and the others have been denied. According to the department head "people applying for asylum are citizens of Iran, Egypt Somalia and many other countries".  Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh.   Partner news |  Latest news Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants  Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province.Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations.Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22Pillars installed in Armenian border village of Kirants In the Armenian village of Kirants, three border markers have been installed, and border guards stand next to them. |
