ARARAT, MAY 12, NOYAN TAPAN. The program of refugees' registration will take place in the marz of Ararat. The program will be financed by the Armenian Office of the Norwegian Refugee Council. UN expert Jean Yves Bouchardy, Arayik Haroutiunian, the Chief of the RA Migration Agency's Department for Refugees and Rudolf Zakarian, the program head of the Norwegian Refugee Council visited the marz on May 11 for that purpose. It was mentioned during the meeting with Ararat Governor Alik Sargsian that defining of the final number of immigrated people is important as many of them, having lived in the marz for some time, left the republic. According to interlocutors, successful implementation of the program will be provided by a close cooperation of the RA Migration Agency's Department for Refugees, the Norwegian Refugee Council, public organizations and local self-government bodies. It was also mentioned that defining of the number of immigrated people is important for implementation of the "Millennium Challenge" and Strategic Program on Poverty programs.

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