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HOVIK ABRAHAMYAN: UN HAS TO AID KARABAKH REFUGEES WITHOUT WAITING FOR POLITICAL RESOLUTION OF THE CONFLICT
PanARMENIAN.Net
August 10, 2010 - 16:26 AMT 11:26 GMT
RA National Assembly Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan met with Damtew
Dessalegne, Representativeof the United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees(UNHCR) in Armenia.
Hailing the UN Yerevan Office's assistance to Armenian refugees,
Speaker Abrahamyan expressed willingness to intensify RA NA-UN
Yerevan Office collaboration through improving refugee issue-related
legislative field. As he emphasized, 3300 refugee families are
currently in need of housing, despite the authorities' efforts.
He also expressed concerns over UN as well as UNHCR office's lack of
attention for Karabakh refugees' problems.
"UN has to aid Karabakh refugees without waiting for political
resolution of the conflict," Abrahamyan stressed, suggesting
implementation of technical assistance programs jointly with the
Armenian parliament, RA NA press service reported.
From: A. Papazian
PanARMENIAN.Net
August 10, 2010 - 16:26 AMT 11:26 GMT
RA National Assembly Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan met with Damtew
Dessalegne, Representativeof the United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees(UNHCR) in Armenia.
Hailing the UN Yerevan Office's assistance to Armenian refugees,
Speaker Abrahamyan expressed willingness to intensify RA NA-UN
Yerevan Office collaboration through improving refugee issue-related
legislative field. As he emphasized, 3300 refugee families are
currently in need of housing, despite the authorities' efforts.
He also expressed concerns over UN as well as UNHCR office's lack of
attention for Karabakh refugees' problems.
"UN has to aid Karabakh refugees without waiting for political
resolution of the conflict," Abrahamyan stressed, suggesting
implementation of technical assistance programs jointly with the
Armenian parliament, RA NA press service reported.
From: A. Papazian