A UN representative who was following the opening of a tentative refugee camp in Yerevan’s Nubarashen district on Saturday said she doesn’t expect an increased immigration flow into the country in the wake of the Syrian crisis.
Speaking to reporters at the event, which was being held as part of the military drills “Shant-2015”, UNHCR Officer-in-Charge in Armenia Kate Pochapsky said that they expect the current dynamics to be maintained (no more than about 3,000 migrants) despite the EU’s tougher rules on immigrants. She noted that migrants prefer mostly developed countries, where they are more likely to live in comfort.
Pochapsky added that migrants’ flow from Syria and Turkey will be no more than an estimated 100 people a week.