Armenia can host refugees from Iran if situation gets worseJune 25, 2009 - 14:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia is ready to host refugees from Iran if the situation gets worse there, said Gagik Yeganyan, head of migration department at the RA Ministry of Territorial Administration."Armenia has the essential experience in granting asylum. There is also a dormitory where refugees can live for 3 months," he said. "Migration is a phenomenon caused by changed in economic, social and political life. Refugees mostly arrive from Afghanistan, Iraq and Turkey. There are also three Cuban citizens. During the Israeli-Lebanese hostilities, Armenia received some 350 requests for asylum," Yeganyan said. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |