05/09/2013 12:08
Zhoghovurd: Yezidis leave Armenia at same rate as Armenians
‘Zhoghovurd’ daily quotes Chairman of the Union of Yezidies of Armenia, Aziz Tamoyan, as saying that Yezidis leave Armenia at the same rate as Armenians.
“People emigrate because of unemployment and high prices. The level of Yezidi citizens’ emigration has not declined. They mostly move to Russia, also to France and Germany,” Tamoyan said.
He expressed astonishment at the fact the National Statistical Services of Armenia published incorrect data on emigrants. “These figures don’t correspond to reality. The number of Yezidis in the country has declined by about 50%,” Tamoyan noted.