Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated that a significant portion of the current opposition in the country is aligned with foreign interests. Many of its representatives, according to the head of government, effectively act as foreign emissaries.
Over 100,000 Russians, Belarusians and Ukrainians moved to Armenia during the year
From February 2022 to March 1, 2023, 114,000 people came to Armenia from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. Almost half are ethnic Armenians.
According to Minister of Economy Vahan Kerobyan, last year Russians opened more than 7.3 thousand companies in Armenia. It is mainly in the sphere of software development and related IT industries.
The number of tourists has increased - up to 1.6 million people. More than 790 thousand were on the share of Russia. In addition, the inflow of transfers (remittances) increased by 2.5 times (to 5.2 billion dollars), including 4.2 times (to 3.6 billion) from Russia.
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