5 Azerbaijanis applied for asylum in Armenia in 2017 and were rejectedFebruary 5, 2018 - 16:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Five Azerbaijanis applied for asylum and were rejected in Armenia in 2017, the National Statistical Service says. Also, 33 people from Iraq, 27 from Syria, as well as citizens from Yemen, Iran and Turkey sought asylum in the reporting period. Furthermore, 6042 foreigners were granted permanent residency in 2017, including 1396 from CIS member states, 412 from EU countries. According to the data, Iranians are the first in terms of the number of those who received residence status in Armenia. 1138 citizens of the Islamic Republic settled in the country in the reporting period. 938 citizens of India, 915 natives of Russia, 402 from Syria and 322 from the United States were also granted permanent residency. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |