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    ARMENIA LOSES CITIZENS DUE TO RUSSIAN PROJECT

    news.am
    July 29, 2011
    Armenia

    YEREVAN. - Russian "Compatriots" projects serves for the reason of
    undesirable migration from Armenia, head of State Migration Service
    of Armenia Gagik Yeganyan told at a press conference on Friday.

    He said that 780 families or 1897 people left for Russia since the
    beginning of the project in 2007. According to Yeganyan, number
    of people desiring to permanently reside in Russia has increased
    especially during the latest eight months and reached 18,827.

    Generally 29,500 people applied the office of the project. 997 people
    received right of migration.

    The issue concerns Armenian government. Armenian PM also expressed
    concern about the project in his meeting with the intellectuals in
    Oshakan. Russia adopted the project of residing compatriots in 2006.

    The project aims to reside those who stayed out of Russia after the
    collapse of Soviet Union but desire to reside there.

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