OVER 2.5 MILLION ARMENIANS RESIDE IN RUSSIADecember 11, 2002 - 22:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - At present over 2.5 million Armenians reside in Russia. According to the information of the Union of Armenians of Russia, as reported by "De Facto" agency, some 350 thousand immigrant Armenians come from Azerbaijan, 250 thousand - from Georgia (including 100 thousand from Abkhazia), 180 thousand - from the Middle Asian republics (mainly from Turkmenistan and Tajikistan), over 850 thousand - from Armenia. The number of Armenians in Moscow reaches 600 thousand and some one million live in Krasnodar region.![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |