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    ArmenPress
    June 23 2004

    MOST NEED REFUGEES TO RECEIVE HOUSING

    YEREVAN, JUNE 23, ARMENPRESS: An inter-agency commission, set up
    to handle a government-approved plan of actions aiming to resolve the
    housing problems of Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan who arrived
    here between 1988-1992 held a meeting today, attended also by
    representatives of international donor organizations, contributing to
    the program.
    According to the head of migration and refugees department of the
    Armenian government Gagik Yeganian, housing will be provided to the
    most needy 3740 refugee families. The project cost 16.2 mln dollar, 5
    mln of which will be released by Armenian government on medium term
    expenditure program and the other part is expected to be invested by
    the donor organizations.
    According to Yeganian, a study of refugee families and an
    assessment of primary needs was conducted while developing the
    project. Refugees living on rent or with their relatives are not
    eligible . Some 3,470 refugee families will be provided with
    permanent housing by the project costing 16.2 mln dollars. The
    project is implemented in two main parts - housing certificates will
    be provided to 3,218 families and houses will be built mainly in
    rural areas for 252 families with a slot of land.
    It is planned to establish a project implementation office. The
    committee will mainly aim to attain funds for the project and
    supervision. Donor organization are suggested to notify about their
    participation in 20 days time.
    About 360,000 ethnic Armenians arrived in Armenia between 1988-92
    as a result of the conflict in Karabagh. Some 60,000 have acquired
    Armenian citizenship since 2000 while their number totaled only 5000
    before 2000.
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