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**burjuin** · 05-24-2016, 01:21 AM

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**burjuin** · 05-24-2016, 01:31 AM

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Armenia grants citizenship to 10,468 people in 2015
13:03, 24.05.2016
Region:Armenia, Diaspora
Theme: Politics

YEREVAN. – With the decree of the President of Armenia, a total of 10,468 persons received Armenian citizenship in the year past.

Presidential Chief of Staff Vigen Sargsyan noted the abovementioned at Tuesday’s National Assembly debates on the “performance” of the 2015 State Budget of the country.

Sargsyan added that 3,156 of these 10,468 individuals were Armenians from Syria.

But 1,476 persons renounced their Armenian citizenship, in the same year.

And a total of 576 individuals were granted residency status in Armenia.

Armenia News - NEWS.am

Armenia grants citizenship to 10,468 people in 2015

http://news.am/eng/news/328720.html

But 1,476 persons renounced their Armenian citizenship, in the same year…

**ASALA2116** · 05-24-2016, 02:21 AM

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Originally posted by burjuin View Post

http://news.am/eng/news/328720.html

Who would renounce their identity? Are they retarded ?

**Joseph** · 05-24-2016, 02:26 AM

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Just a moment...

http://razm.info/83730

The US State Department confirmed Azerbaijan's huge losses during the April battles

On May 16, the US State Department at a press conference in Vienna on the Karabakh conflict stated that during March, April 2-5 Armenian and Azerbaijani sides , including the loss of around 350 kaghakatsiakannere , but there were huge losses of the Azerbaijani side , including [ a ] comparison with the Armenian side's losses. This was announced by the US State Department website .

Speaking after the April events, the positions of the parties , the State Department emphasized that Azerbaijan is a very high price to pay for those areas that are not so important , according to the statement .

After that, the US State Department representative stated that " they [Azerbaijan ] has a large number of casualties , including the comparison [ of the party ] ."

According to the information of the Armenian side on April 2-5, our losses are estimated at 69 soldiers and 15 voluntary and 4 civilians. The dates indicated by another soldier died of his wounds on May 2. According to this calculation, the US State Department officials indicated period, from April 2 to 5, the Armenian side has had 89 human loss.

US State Department issued 350 from deducting losses from the Armenian side, we can state that in the same period Azerbaijan's losses amount to at least 260 soldiers and civilians.

Note that the period specified in the Azerbaijani civil death was announced by only 4 . general information about the deceased soldiers are still hidden . Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported only 31 dead on April 2-5, without disclosing their identity .

Razm.info- was able to find only 94 indicated zhamanakanahatvatsum Azerbaijani soldier 's identity . The rest of the details are covered up at least about 160 soldiers.

Note that on May 13, in response to journalists' questions `Razm.info lratvakayki experts will assess Azerbaijan's minimum losses were " well-known around 2.5-3 times more than the 94 - lot "which corresponds to the number indicated by the representatives of the US State Department.

**armnuke** · 05-24-2016, 02:30 AM

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Originally posted by ASALA2116 View Post

Who would renounce their identity? Are they retarded ?

When I was filling an application for an Armenian passport last month, there was a girl in her 20s filling an application to renounce her Armenian citizenship.
When she saw I was filling an application to get an Armenian passport, she started doing face gestures which kind of meant "heh which idiot would apply for an Armenian passport?"

**Joseph** · 05-24-2016, 02:34 AM

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403 Forbidden

http://asbarez.com/150764/china-ready-for-closer-ties-with-armenia/

China Ready for Closer Ties with Armenia

YEREVAN (RFE/RL)—A member of the Chinese Communist Party’s decision-making Politburo reportedly expressed China’s readiness to forge “even closer” ties with Armenia when he met with President Serzh Sarkisian in Yerevan on Saturday, May 21.

Meng Jianzhu, who is also the secretary of the ruling party’s powerful Central Committee on Political and Legal Affairs, arrived in Armenia at the head of a large delegation comprising other senior Chinese officials. Sarkisian’s office also referred to him as a “special representative” of Chinese President Xi Jinping.

“The high-level representative of the People’s Republic of China noted that the visit of his delegation is aimed at deepening and invigorating the Armenian-Chinese cooperation in the legal field, which he believes will considerably stimulate bilateral political relations,” the office said in a statement.

“According to him, all this is also important in the context of changes taking place in the world and in the region, which require friendly Armenia and China to establish even closer cooperation,” it said. “Meng Jianzhu assured that his country will spare no effort to promote stability and security in the region.”

Sarkisian was cited as saying that Chinese-Armenian relations have already expanded significantly since the early 1990s. “The People’s Republic of China is an important partner for Armenia, and we salute your successes and are happy for the achievements and progress which friendly China — an important player at the international arena — registers in every area,” he told Meng.

The Armenian leader recalled in that regard his March 2015 official visit to China that involved talks with President Xi and Premier Li Keqiang.

In a 5-page joint declaration released after their talks in Beijing, Xi and Sarkisian noted “mutual understanding on issues relating to pivotal interests and concerns of the two countries.” They also presided over the signing of a dozen Chinese-Armenian agreements to deepen bilateral cooperation in a wide range of areas, including law-enforcement, tourism, education and energy.

Under one of those agreements, China and Armenia exchanged $160 million worth of each other’s national currency in an effort to boost bilateral trade. According to official Armenian statistics, it totaled over $480 million in 2015, making China Armenia’s second largest trading partner.

Xi and Sarkisian also called for closer military ties between their nations. Their joint statement referred to “mutual visits by military delegations, training of military personnel and provision of military aid.”

China has trained Armenian army officers and supplied multiple-launch rocket systems to Yerevan since the late 1990s. In 2011, the Armenian military reportedly purchased sophisticated Chinese rockets with a firing range of more than 100 kilometers.

Armenia has reciprocated the Chinese support with unequivocal endorsements of Chinese sovereignty over Taiwan. The 2015 declaration made clear that Yerevan will continue to oppose Taiwan’s independence, avoid any “official contact” with the island and back “all Chinese government efforts to unite the country.”

**Joseph** · 05-24-2016, 02:35 AM

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Originally posted by armnuke View Post

When I was filling an application for an Armenian passport last month, there was a girl in her 20s filling an application to renounce her Armenian citizenship.
When she saw I was filling an application to get an Armenian passport, she started doing face gestures which kind of meant "heh which idiot would apply for an Armenian passport?"

That type of behavior/reaction seems endemic among people in Yerevan. They complain about everything and do so constantly.

**Joseph** · 05-24-2016, 02:51 AM

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From an Azeri source:

https://istiglal.com/tag/astromaps/

According to experts of the Azerbaijani site �AzeriDefence�, with reference to sources in the military intelligence of Azerbaijani Armed Forces , with the end of 2015, the Armenian side has installed on its southern positions in the occupied Nagorno -Karabakh ( the occupied Fizuli and Jabrail districts ) OD- 3 electro-optical surveillance system .

OD- 3 systems are made to Armenian company �Astromaps� jointly with the Belarusian and Greek sides. These systems combine the capabilities of thermal and optical surveillance , data is provided on the computer device system operators . According to the manufacturer, the optoelectronic detection complex is in the range of possibilities with 9Hz 336h256 .

In normal mode, the camera can observe the target at a distance of 4470 meters, to determine the target at a distance of 890 meters, and to analyze the characteristics of the target at a distance of 445 meters. There is also the opportunity to enlarge ( zoom ) 46 times . The thermal mode, the camera can observe the target at a distance of 1520 meters, to determine the target at a distance of 390 meters, and to analyze the characteristics of the target at distances up to 195 meters.