10 THOUSAND FOREIGNERS ENTERED ARMENIA
AZG Armenian Daily #150
21/08/2008
Regional
Because of the recent tragic events in Georgia a considerable migration
started from Georgia to Armenia. The Migration Department of the
Ministry for Territorial Administration of the Republic of Armenia
and the UN High Commissioner on Refugees organized a joint visit to
the three block posts on the Armenian-Georgian border in order to
study the situation.
The UN Refugees Commission informs that 10.000.730 foreigners from
Georgia found refuge in Armenia through August 8-18. Some percentage of
those people used Armenia as a transit point on the way back to their
homeland. As to be compared, before the armed conflict burst out, only
400 foreigners crossed the Armenia-Georgia border during August 5-7.
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