Immigration to Armenia registered for first time in twelve years![]() March 1, 2019 - 15:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Immigration to Armenia was observed in 2018 for the first time in twelve years. According to information published by the National Statistical Service, the number of those who arrived in the country exceeded that of those who left it by 15,313. Eurostat revealed earlier that the number of Armenian citizens seeking asylum in the European Union in 2018 dropped by more than a third year-on-year, data published by reveal. In particular, 2190 Armenian citizens requested asylum last year against the 6805 a year earlier. ![]() ![]() Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. 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. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |