Monday, 17 March 2003

ARMENIA PREPARES TO EVACUATE CO-ETHNICS FROM IRAQ

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The Armenian Foreign Ministry is making arrangements, including issuing visas, to enable members of Iraq\'s Armenian community to travel to Armenia in the event of hostilities in Iraq, Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian said on National Television the previous evening. The Armenian diaspora in Iraq is estimated to number several tens of thousands. Oskanian said the families of Armenian diplomats in Baghdad have already been evacuated.
The Armenian Foreign Ministry is making arrangements, including issuing visas, to enable members of Iraq\'s Armenian community to travel to Armenia in the event of hostilities in Iraq, Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian said on National Television the previous evening. The Armenian diaspora in Iraq is estimated to number several tens of thousands. Oskanian said the families of Armenian diplomats in Baghdad have already been evacuated. He reaffirmed Armenia\'s belief that the Iraq crisis should be resolved through the UN, adding that the Armenian leadership is in constant consultation with both Moscow and Washington. (Interfax)
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