RESIDENTS OF UKRAINE, MOLDOVA AND TRANSCAUCASIAN COUNTRIES FORM MAJORITY AMONG THOSE WISHING TO GET RUSSIAN CITIZENSHIPMay 22, 2003 - 20:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The majority of those wishing to get Russian citizenship today are residents of the former USSR - Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia and Moldova. As reported by "RosBusinessConsulting," chief of the passport and visa department of the internal affairs of Moscow Alexander Barabanschikov stated. In his words, after the passing of the law "On citizenship of the Russian Federation," the number of those granted Russian citizenship decreased 100 times. First of all, A. Barabanschikov noted, it is conditioned by rules for getting Russian citizenship becoming stricter. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Armenia considers Cyprus as one of its main partners in EU - envoy Armenia considers Cyprus one of its main partners in the European Union, Ambassador Tigran Mkrtchyan has said. Armenian, Albanian Foreign Ministers discuss ties, regional issues Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania Igli Hasani. POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO. Armenia confirms will attend NATO summit in Washington Armenia has confirmed its participation in the NATO summit in Washington, a spokesperson has confirmed. |