Refugee status in Armenia wish to receive citizens of Ukraine, Syria, Iraq and Iran, informs on Thursday a news site referring to information of the state migration service of the Ministry of territorial administration and emergency situations of Armenia.

From January to September 2015, the immigration service appealed 237 foreign Residents. Applications for asylum were received from 78 Residents of Ukraine, 68 Inhabitants of Syria, 47 Residents of Iran, 44 Iraqis.

in total, 237 Of the applicants were granted refugee Status 112 - most of them citizens of Ukraine, Iraq and Syria. Of the 47 people of Iran, refugee Status received only two.

compared With 2014 the number of applicants to the migration service of Armenia has increased mostly at the expense of immigrants From Ukraine, most of which have already received this Status.

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