ARMENIAN MINISTER: 15000 PEOPLE RECEIVED DUAL CITIZENSHIP IN 2012
December 26, 2012 – 21:45 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net – Armenian Diaspora Minister Hranush Hakobyan met
Dec 26 with teaching staff of State Pedagogical University.
“The number of people to have received dual citizenship totaled 15
000 in 2012. Certainly, we attach special importance to cooperation
with Armenian institutions worldwide. About 3000 young participants
were enrolled in “Come Home” program in the past 4 years,” Minister
Hakobyan said.
She further congratulated all those present on the 90th anniversary
of the university, stressing the importance of boosting the quality
of mother-tongue education in Diaspora communities.
Dwelling on peculations of Armenian Diaspora, Minister Hakobyan noted
the programs designed for communities in Latin America, CIS and Iraq.