Residents of Artsakh applying for Armenian citizenship more  frequently - Deputy Interior Minister

ArmInfo.  Residents of Artsakh have started to apply for Armenian citizenship more frequently. Deputy Interior Minister of Armenia Armen Ghazaryan made this statement  during a press conference  on May 23.

Ghazaryan believes that two main factors have influenced this  activity. Firstly, the housing program mandates Armenian citizenship  as a requirement. "Additionally, there has been a rise in awareness.  Many myths around the  citizenship have been widely circulating  without legal grounds," the Deputy Interior Minister of Armenia  noted.

Ghazaryan clarified that the Ministry has been actively running  information campaigns to explain this complex topic. According to  him, recently the people of Artsakh have started to realize the need  to establish a strong legal connection with Armenia. "And such a  long-term legal connection can only be achieved through obtaining  citizenship," he added. In this vein, he reported that by May 20,  2025, 9,451 forcibly displaced people from Artsakh had applied for  Armenian citizenship, with 8,315 already granted citizenship. When  asked how many people from Artsakh had left Armenia since their  forced displacement, Kazaryan shrugged his shoulders. He noted that  for such information, one should contact the National Security  Service (NSS) of Armenia.