ABOUT 1000 FOREIGNER FOUND TEMPORARY REFUGE IN ARMENIA

‘I get at least 3-4 applications from Iraqi Armenian every day. We have granted status of temporary protected individual to some 600 people,” Gagik Yeaning, head of migration and refugee department, told reporters today. In his words, another 350 citizens received this status who came to Armenia as a result of Israel-Lebanon conflict. Sixty of them are citizens of Israel and 250 – Lebanon. About 20 Lebanese are Arabs by nationality, however, they believe Armenia is the safest country for them. Yeganyan does not have information how many of them have returned to their countries because they are not obliged to report according to law. However, he believes some of them have already left Armenia. Yeganyan said the Armenian community in Lebanon has diminished to 120-130,000 from 500,000 because of constant tension in the region. He also said Armenia provides no benefits to people who have received the status of temporary protected individual. /Panorama.am/

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