Satanovsky: Funded by USA and UN, Armenia as "safe territory for refugees" will face multiple problems
ArmInfo.Funded by USA and UN, Armenia as "safe territory for refugees" will face multiple problems, the President of Institute of Middle East Evgeny Satanovsky is sure.
Armenian-American "Friendship Group of US Congress" and the Hay Dat
Commission came up with statement on assigning Armenia the status of
"safe territory for refugees", what will allow USA and UN to support
Armenia financially, Armenia received more than 20.000 compatriots
from Syria since 2011 when the Syrian Civil War started.
"Armenia, of course, can try to use this initiative in its own
interests, but it should be understood that today the United States,
the EU and the UN as a whole seek to settle refugees from the Middle
East wherever possible, therefore, by "helping"Armenia, all these
centers will solve their own problems, using Armenia, like any other
country, which is awarded this or that status," he said.
In this light, Satanovsky considers the selective accommodation of
refugees in Armenia to be extremely important, noting that,
meanwhile, under the refugees, the US, Europe and the United Nations
mean Sunni Muslims from Syria and Iran. He is also convinced that
Europeans and Americans do not intend to selectively finance the
immigration of Christians to Armenia.
Earlier, ArmInfo, regarding Armenian National Committee of America
Executive Director Aram Ambaryan reported that Yerevan has already
opened its doors for Middle East refugees. According to Ambaryan, the
program promoted by him, corresponds to the interests of refugees,
Armenia and international community. And $ 40 million, spent in
Armenia will have double results, as reception of such a number of
refugees in US and Europe will cost much more. In his turn, the
chairman of Armenian- American Group of Friendship, Congressman Frank
Pallone called on the Committee of Budget of US to allocate $ 40
million to make Armenia a "safe territory".