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  • Armenia Has Larger Emigration Problem Than Javakheti, Says Georgian

    ARMENIA HAS LARGER EMIGRATION PROBLEM THAN JAVAKHETI, SAYS GEORGIAN PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR

    epress.am
    04.03.2012

    The Republic of Georgia doesn't recognize dual citizenship, so when
    Georgian Armenians come to Armenia, get an Armenian passport, and,
    as a rule, never return to Georgia but go to Russia for work, the
    number of Armenian residents in Georgia is reduced, said Van Baiburti,
    adviser to the President of Georgia on ethnic minorities' matters,
    in conversation with Epress.am.

    According to Baiburti, even if a Georgian citizen who acquires the
    citizenship of another country, in this case Armenia, returns to
    Georgia, his Georgian citizenship is annulled.

    "He can appeal to the Georgian president, asking to reinstate his
    Georgian citizenship, but very rarely is this done - and only if that
    person has a serious merit for the Georgian state. I can't say how
    many people come to Armenia from Javakheti and in this way depart
    for Russia - only the Armenian authorities can say that," he said.

    Though there is the problem of Armenians leaving Javakheti, Baiburti
    said, he has the impression from the press in Armenia that Armenia
    is confronted with much larger demographic issues.

    Note, on the matter of dual citizenship, Republican Party of Armenia
    MP, Javakhk (Javakheti) Compatriotic Union president Shirak Torosyan
    in an interview to local daily Haykakan Jamanak ("Armenian Times")
    on Saturday said, "Javakhq residents receive dual citizenship based
    on their limited circumstances, so they can go to Russia for work
    and support their families [in Javakheti], because they can't feed
    their families there [in Javakheti]. But by raising this issue,
    we're striking a huge blow to Javakhq Armenians."


    From: Baghdasarian
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