  3000 displaced Karabakh residents granted Armenian citizenship so far September 3, 2024 - 15:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Over 4,300 forcibly displaced persons from Nagorno-Karabakh have applied for citizenship of Armenia, and so far around 3,000 of them have been granted, Armenpress reports citing a senior official from the Migration and Citizenship Service. “As of the 30th of [August], we had over 4,300 applications from forcibly displaced persons of Nagorno-Karabakh,” Armen Ghazaryan, Head of the Migration and Citizenship Service told lawmakers at a committee hearing on Tuesday, September 3. “Around 3000 people have already been granted Armenian citizenship by a presidential decree. A very important circumstance must be taken into account here, minors do not apply for citizenship, because the minors become citizens of Armenia with a change of passport after their parents receive citizenship,” Ghazaryan said. A facilitated procedure is in place for the forcibly displaced persons of Nagorno-Karabakh.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said.   Partner news |  Latest news Virtual PBX: Effective business management tool from Viva  PoPuti, a company that operates in the service sector, has been using Viva’s Virtual PBX for over a year.Armenia denies more of Azerbaijan’s ceasefire accusations Claims that the Armenian Armed Forces fired against the Azerbaijani combat positions do not correspond to reality, the Defense Ministry said.Armenian Defense Minister visits China On September 10, the delegation led by the Minister of Defense of Armenia, Suren Papikyan, made a working visit to China.U.S. top Democrat concerned about Azerbaijan hosting COP29 Cardin, in a statement, said “hosting a major international conference like COP29 should come with responsibilities.” |
