On July 3, the Government of Armenia, during the session, agreed upon signing an agreement between the governments of Armenia and Russia on procedures of Armenian citizens in the territory of Russia and Russian citizens in the territory of Armenia.
During the government session, the Head of Migration Service, Gagik Yeganyan, stated that according to his employment contract, in addition to the employee, his family members may legally reside in Russia. Aravot.am asked the “Heritage”member, Stepan Safaryan, whether this kind of Government decision might not become a cause for migration.
He said that it definitely could happen, because there are many people in his circle of acquaintances, who, encountering a variety of obstacles could not leave for Russia. “Now the barriers are eliminated. Although, the authorities leading Armenia to this situation had no other way out. Their chairs would become more wobbly if the source of income for the families living at the expense of the amount coming from Russia is eliminated, and the tragedy of economic conditions becomes more apparent. Therefore, it was early to seek for solutions to resolve the problems encountered by migrant workers.”
Since the agreement is bilateral, in other words, the Russian migrants may also legally reside in the Republic of Armenia with their families, we asked Mr. Safaryan about his opinion on whom the agreement is more beneficial, whether the Russian labor migrants would come to Armenia. “I do not think that the Russians will come. Armenia, in no respect, is attractive for them. How many Russian soldiers are needed, they will always be here, plus a few number of tourists and that’s it,” said Stepan Safaryan.
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