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Twenty five people apply for getting asylum in Armenia
YEREVAN, JULY 16, ARMENPRESS: In the first half of the running year 25
people applied to the State Migration Service of the Armenian
Territorial Administration Ministry for getting asylum in Armenia.
Chief specialist of the asylum affairs of the service Ruzanna
Petrosyan told Armenpress that eight of the applicants are from Iraq,
the rest from Iran and African countries. If in case of Iraq the
applicants are of Armenian decent, in case of Iran and African
countries they are representatives of other nations.
R. Petrosyan said as compared with previous years the number of
applicants from Iraq has notably decreased. From December of the past
year applicants from African countries appeared.
All the applicants receive certificate for temporary settlement with a
three-month term, after which, according to the order, the application
is being examined and a decision is being made on giving asylum right.
Nine applications received from Iran and African countries have
already been rejected. The rest are in process.
From: A. Papazian
YEREVAN, JULY 16, ARMENPRESS: In the first half of the running year 25
people applied to the State Migration Service of the Armenian
Territorial Administration Ministry for getting asylum in Armenia.
Chief specialist of the asylum affairs of the service Ruzanna
Petrosyan told Armenpress that eight of the applicants are from Iraq,
the rest from Iran and African countries. If in case of Iraq the
applicants are of Armenian decent, in case of Iran and African
countries they are representatives of other nations.
R. Petrosyan said as compared with previous years the number of
applicants from Iraq has notably decreased. From December of the past
year applicants from African countries appeared.
All the applicants receive certificate for temporary settlement with a
three-month term, after which, according to the order, the application
is being examined and a decision is being made on giving asylum right.
Nine applications received from Iran and African countries have
already been rejected. The rest are in process.
From: A. Papazian