Armenia among top three countries by influx of migrants to RussiaOctober 27, 2021 - 15:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia has predicted a record influx of migrants – 398,000 people in total – for 2021, according to a government forecast, which doubles the migration growth rate for the current year. Armenia is among the top three countries in terms of the number of migrants who have moved to Russia in 2021. In January-July, 20,000 migrants arrived in Russia from Armenia, MK.ru reports. 38,000 and 26,000 migrants have arrived in Russia from Tajikistan and Ukraine, respectively, in the reporting period. According to official data, about 7 million foreign citizens are currently in Russia. Their real number could exceed 10 million - almost 8% of the total population of the country. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. “Great success”: Pashinyan pleased with new border protocol Pashinyan has described the signing by Armenia and Azerbaijan of a protocol on delimitation in Tavush as “a great success”. |