  10 Turkish, two Azerbaijani nationals applied for asylum in Armenia August 28, 2023 - 12:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 440 people from 25 countries, including 10 Turkish and two Azerbaijani nationals, applied for asylum in Armenia in the first half of 2023, according to data provided by the country’s Interior Ministry. Most of the new applicants – 131 in total – were Iraqi nationals, followed by 115 Ukrainian, 41 Iranian, 39 Egyptian and 18 Syrian citizens. The applications of one Azerbaijani citizen and two Turkish ones were terminated, while another one was rejected. Of the 440 applicants, Armenia granted asylum to 179 people   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |
