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21 thousand people got Armenian citizenship in 2013
May 27, 2014 | 14:26
YEREVAN. - Armenian citizenship was granted to 21,000 Armenians last
year, head of president's staff Vigen Sargsyan said while presenting
the report on implementation of budget for 2013.
Sargsyan said it is the highest figure in the history of independent
Armenia. Among the new citizens, there are Armenians from the Middle
East and other regions.
"However, the country of origin is not important for us. The main
thing is personal data of the applicants, each of which is studied in
detail," he said.
Vigen Sargsyan noted that the fact whether the citizens preserve their
first passports is not important.
"According to the Armenian law, we consider people with dual
citizenship as citizens of the Republic of Armenia. So, it does not
matter whether he preserves other citizenship or not," he concluded.
News from Armenia - NEWS.am
May 27, 2014 | 14:26
YEREVAN. - Armenian citizenship was granted to 21,000 Armenians last
year, head of president's staff Vigen Sargsyan said while presenting
the report on implementation of budget for 2013.
Sargsyan said it is the highest figure in the history of independent
Armenia. Among the new citizens, there are Armenians from the Middle
East and other regions.
"However, the country of origin is not important for us. The main
thing is personal data of the applicants, each of which is studied in
detail," he said.
Vigen Sargsyan noted that the fact whether the citizens preserve their
first passports is not important.
"According to the Armenian law, we consider people with dual
citizenship as citizens of the Republic of Armenia. So, it does not
matter whether he preserves other citizenship or not," he concluded.
News from Armenia - NEWS.am