Obligations undertaken by Armenia on refugee issues fulfilled in  overwhelming majority

ArmInfo. Head of the Migration and Citizenship Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs  of Armenia Armen Ghazaryan participates in the second conference of  the Global Refugee Forum 2023 in Geneva, which takes place every 4  years. The press service of the department reports.

The source notes that the forum is aimed at supporting the practical  implementation of the provisions of the Global Declaration on  Refugees, including easing pressure on host countries, promoting  refugee self- sufficiency, increasing access to third-country  solutions, and improving conditions in countries of origin.  At a  meeting on the topics of employment and entrepreneurship for  refugees, Armen Ghazaryan pointed out the opportunities provided by  national legislation for refugees, whose package of rights includes a  labor component that fully corresponds to the rights of citizens of  the Republic of Armenia. He noted that success stories in the field  of entrepreneurship have been recorded, in particular, among refugees  who arrived in Armenia from Syria.

During the first conference of the  Global Refugee Forum, the  commitments undertaken by Armenia were overwhelmingly fulfilled. In  particular, the migration policy of the Republic of Armenia was  developed and submitted for approval to the government, the problems  of integration and reintegration for 2022-2032 were resolved, and the  strategy for 2022-2026 was approved. A digital platform for managing  asylum cases has been launched in the republic, the problems of  stateless persons have been studied, and the main reasons that have  served as the basis for the increase in the number of stateless  persons in the Republic of Armenia in recent years have been  identified. In order to prevent an increase in this number,  appropriate changes have been made to the Law "On Citizenship of the  Republic of Armenia", work is underway on the draft law "On Stateless  Persons", trainings have been and are being conducted aimed at  developing the potential of employees of the Asylum and Legal Support  Department of the Migration and Citizenship Service on international  protection issues.