WITHIN CURRENT YEAR OVER 4.5 THOUSAND ARMENIAN CITIZENS APPLIED TO OTHER COUNTRIES TO GET REFUGEE STATUS

Within the 10 months of the current year 4647 Armenian citizens have applied to the developed countries to get refugee status. As assistant to the representative of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Emil Sahakian told “Arminfo” agency, Armenia is the 17-th in the world on the indicator in question. Georgia is the 13-th (6093) and Azerbaijan is the 27-th (3001). Russia, whose 27929 citizens have wished to get refugee status in other countries, is at the top of the list. According to the source, Austria and Slovakia are especially popular among Armenians for attaining refugee status. Hungary, Norway, the Czech Republic and Canada are considered to be the most “inconvenient” countries in this respect.