Armenia: Over 7000 citizenship applications submitted in Jan-AugSeptember 21, 2022 - 15:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 7383 people applied for Armenian citizenship in the first 8 months of 2022, the police said in a report on Tuesday, September 20. The number has almost tripled since last year, when only 2619 such applications were received in January-August. Deputy Chief of Police Ara Fidanyan told the country's parliament in early May that since the end of February, the number of those wishing to obtain Armenian citizenship had tripled. A total of 8,591 applications for citizenship were submitted throughout 2021. Top stories 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. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Director General of Ucom takes part in recruiting conference Ralph Yirikian participated in the Recruit Days business and networking conference organized by Move2Career. Ameriabank named Best Bank in Armenia for 2024 by Global Finance Ameriabank has been named the Best Bank in Armenia by Global Finance magazine in its 31st annual awards. Armenia to participate in key EU meeting for the first time ever National Assembly speaker Alen Simonyan has said that Armenia will for the first time participate in the Conference. Lavrov rejects Armenia’s “defamation” of Russia, CSTO Lavrov decried the Armenian leaders’ “defamation” of Russian soldiers and border guards deployed in Armenia. |