  38 THOUSAND REFUGEES FROM AZERBAIJAN AND OTHER CIS REGIONS BECOME ARMENIAN CITIZENSMarch 19, 2002 - 22:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 38 thousand refugees from Azerbaijan and other regions of former USSR have become Armenian citizens for recent year and a half. Head of the administration for refugees and migration Gagik Yeganian has stated this. Since according to the regulations of the law currently in force the term to obtain citizenship by refugees is until 2001, the government has proposed to extend the terms of obtaining citizenship for two years.  Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.   Partner news |  Latest news POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad  Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO.Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship.Iran says change in presidency won’t affect ties with Armenia Ambassador Mehdi Sobhani made the remarks when speaking to reporters at the Iranian Embassy.Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. |
