The 100 thousand dollars provided by the Government of Armenia to Iraqi Yezidi refugees still has not reached the recipients. This was said by the Head of “Sinjar” Yezidi National Union, Boris Murazi, in the conversation with Aravot.am, who returned last night from the Turkish border, where the camps of Yezidi refugees displaced from Iraq are deployed. Boris Mirazi was not interested in the destiny of 100 thousand dollars being convinced that it is on the way as it was transferred through the UN High Commissioner for Refugees office.
Recall that our government assisted Yezidi after the incident when on August 14, thousands of Yezidis raised a big protest in front of the government building in protest, accusing the Government of Armenia in neglect. In the conversation with us, Murazi said that the Yezidi refugees are expressing a desire to be moved to Armenia knowing that Yezidis are well treated in our country, but they are unable to do it, as there is a road issue. Whereas the Armenian authorities had not proceeded the verbal appeal of the Head of “Sinjar” Union, urging to submit the appeal in writing. “I do not understand why, in fact, when submitting in writing, it will take a long time,” said Mr. Mirazi.
To our question whether there were people among these refugees who have relatives in Armenia, the Head of the Union said that there are no close relative to Yezidis in Armenia, but there are relatives of the same big family. Boris Mirazi and his colleagues have taken food and clothing to Yezidi refugees moved to Turkey. According to him, the Turkish authorities have provided Yezidi refugees with food, but the problem of shelter is still not solved, people spend overnight in the street. The matter, according to the Head of the Union, is about more than 20 thousand refugees.
Lusine BUDAGHYAN
