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ARMENIA SIMPLIFIES CITIZENSHIP FORMALITIES FOR COMPATRIOTS FROM SYRIA, LEBANON
Interfax
July 26 2012
Russia
The Armenian government has decided to simplify the process of
obtaining citizenship for compatriots from Syria and Lebanon.
Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobian said at a government meeting
on Thursday that although the law requires that passports can only
be issued by police departments, the government may as well decide
upon issuing passports in diplomatic missions in individual cases.
"Armenians in Syria and Lebanon may now receive Armenian passports
in consulates and embassies," the minister said.
Interfax
July 26 2012
Russia
The Armenian government has decided to simplify the process of
obtaining citizenship for compatriots from Syria and Lebanon.
Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobian said at a government meeting
on Thursday that although the law requires that passports can only
be issued by police departments, the government may as well decide
upon issuing passports in diplomatic missions in individual cases.
"Armenians in Syria and Lebanon may now receive Armenian passports
in consulates and embassies," the minister said.