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    ArmenPress
    Jan 10 2005

    LESS ARMENIANS SOUGHT ASYLUM IN 2004

    YEREVAN, JANUARY 10, ARMENPRESS: The number of Armenians who
    sought asylum in 36 developed countries in the first nine months of
    2004 fell by 4.1 percent against the same time span of the previous
    year-from 4,119 to 3,951.
    In the first half of the passed year Armenians sought asylum
    mainly in France, Sweden, Switzerland and Austria.
    According to a government-affiliated department for refugees, the
    number of Armenians who sought asylum in the first nine months of
    2004 was 6 percent less than that of Georgians but 1.3 percent higher
    than that of Azeris.
    Among CIS member countries the majority of asylum seekers were
    from Russia, followed by Georgia, Azerbaijan was seven in the list.
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