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WHO TAKES ARMENIANS AWAY? ARMENIANS LEAVE FOR RUSSIA ON THEIR OWN - RUSSIAN ENVOY
news.am
Sept 1 2011
Armenia
YEREVAN. - Some people speculate on the fact of Armenian citizen's
emigration to Russia, argues Russian Ambassador in Armenia Vyacheslav
Kovalenko in his interview to Radio Liberty.
Reflecting on the Compatriots program, which helps foreigners to move
to Russia, implemented by Russian Migration Service, Kovalenko said
that Armenians decide to move to Russia on their own.
"Who takes Armenian away? If an Armenian [citizen] would not want
to leave the county, would he leave? If he lives good enough in his
country, why should he leave? Nobody takes people away. People decide
to go on their own," said Kovalenko.
The Compatriots program aims to resettle people who found themselves
outside of Russia after the collapse of Soviet Union. It provides
them with citizenship and employment. The program is designed to run
from 2006 to 2012. Registration for process began on January 1, 2007.
As the head of Armenian Migration Service Gagik Yeganyan said to a
press conference on July 29, 780 families or 1890 people left Armenia
between 2007 and June 15, 2011. A total of 29,500 people applied to
program office.
news.am
Sept 1 2011
Armenia
YEREVAN. - Some people speculate on the fact of Armenian citizen's
emigration to Russia, argues Russian Ambassador in Armenia Vyacheslav
Kovalenko in his interview to Radio Liberty.
Reflecting on the Compatriots program, which helps foreigners to move
to Russia, implemented by Russian Migration Service, Kovalenko said
that Armenians decide to move to Russia on their own.
"Who takes Armenian away? If an Armenian [citizen] would not want
to leave the county, would he leave? If he lives good enough in his
country, why should he leave? Nobody takes people away. People decide
to go on their own," said Kovalenko.
The Compatriots program aims to resettle people who found themselves
outside of Russia after the collapse of Soviet Union. It provides
them with citizenship and employment. The program is designed to run
from 2006 to 2012. Registration for process began on January 1, 2007.
As the head of Armenian Migration Service Gagik Yeganyan said to a
press conference on July 29, 780 families or 1890 people left Armenia
between 2007 and June 15, 2011. A total of 29,500 people applied to
program office.