ArmInfo. Forcibly displaced persons from Artsakh who have received temporary protection status, equivalent to refugee status, are not obliged for participating in the defense of the Republic of Armenia, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic reports.
The department noted that in accordance with the rights and obligations defined by Chapter 2 of the RA Law "On Refugees and Asylum" for refugees, persons taken by the RA under temporary protection and recognized as refugees, unlike the RA citizens, for whom the Constitution provides for a wider range of rights and obligations (for example, the right to own land, vote, create and join parties, enter public service, as well as the obligation to participate in the defense of the Republic of Armenia), refugees do not enjoy the above-mentioned rights and are not obliged to participate in the defense of the Republic of Armenia.
This is due to the fact that persons acquire the above-mentioned rights and obligations by virtue of citizenship.
When exercising other rights, refugees have the same opportunities as citizens of the Republic of Armenia, if they comply with the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Armenia. At the same time, it should be noted that in case of obtaining RA citizenship in accordance with Article 13 of the RA Law "On RA Citizenship", persons displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh enjoy all the rights established for RA citizens and bear the responsibilities of the RA citizens, without ceasing to enjoy the rights of forcibly displaced persons from Nagorno-Karabakh, and social support programs implemented by the RA government for individuals.