YEREVAN. – A notional camp for refugees has been installed on the territory of Armenia’s Nubarashen military range within the framework of tactical military drills “Shant 2015”.

According to the scenario of the exercises, the camp is supposed for refugees from other country who have come to Armenia because of the threat to life and health in their country.

The Armenian legislation envisages providing temporal shelter to the refugees who crossed the border because of threat to their life in their country, migrations service representative Petros Aghababyan told reporters.

The camp has its own group of investigators, filtration point, tents for recreation, dining, medical center.

UNHCR Officer-in-Charge in Armenia, Ms. Kate Pochapsky commended Armenian government’s initiative to include deployment of refugees as an element of military exercises. She stressed that further cooperation with the government will continue.