In other news...
I was just reading a New York Times article about real estate in San Diego. Condos in downtown start at $1,000 a square foot. That means $10,000 a square meter... so again, to those who think $1,500 a square meter in the heart of Yerevan is extremely expensive, I just want to point out that it doesn't seem crazy in any case, at 15% of the price they start at in San Diego.
The Northern Avenue will be opened next month. The buildings will not all be finished, but the street will be. It'll be a great shortcut through the center of town, especially in the winter when you'll want to avoid icy sidewalks.
President Kocharian fired a judge - which I think is unprecendented. It was supposedly for delinquency, but it is widely known that it was for ruling in favor of two businessmen who have accused customs of corruption, and been jailed for years since then, and now in jail again. So sad. To the defenders of Kocharian, I say, here's your man. Perhaps the others running (or I should say allowed to run) for office were worse, but don't fool yourselves into thinking that makes him good... only by comparison.
Ex-president Ter-Petrossian has announced he's running for president. Another dangalakh, as I've said before.
They say procedures for applying for actual Armenian dual citizenship will be in place by December. We'll see, but verchabes it appears to be getting close.
And in widely ignored news, Armenia and Georgia appear to be serious about closer ties and marketing their countries as one to investors. This would be great, and could easily be the start of a common market which would benefit both countries a great deal. It might also help with the situation of Armenians in Javakh.
The Northern Avenue will be opened next month. The buildings will not all be finished, but the street will be. It'll be a great shortcut through the center of town, especially in the winter when you'll want to avoid icy sidewalks.
President Kocharian fired a judge - which I think is unprecendented. It was supposedly for delinquency, but it is widely known that it was for ruling in favor of two businessmen who have accused customs of corruption, and been jailed for years since then, and now in jail again. So sad. To the defenders of Kocharian, I say, here's your man. Perhaps the others running (or I should say allowed to run) for office were worse, but don't fool yourselves into thinking that makes him good... only by comparison.
Ex-president Ter-Petrossian has announced he's running for president. Another dangalakh, as I've said before.
They say procedures for applying for actual Armenian dual citizenship will be in place by December. We'll see, but verchabes it appears to be getting close.
And in widely ignored news, Armenia and Georgia appear to be serious about closer ties and marketing their countries as one to investors. This would be great, and could easily be the start of a common market which would benefit both countries a great deal. It might also help with the situation of Armenians in Javakh.
posted by Raffi K. at 11:00 AM
4 Comments:
Hi Raffi,
I have to thank you for the great pics of your Karabagh Janapar Trail!!!! I can't wait until next summer when I will be hiking your Janapar with my family!!!! I wanted to see where would one go to to apply for the dual citizenship. I will be visiting in December/January and I would like to apply if I can. Also, do you know anything about kids getting the ten year Armenian passport or the dual citizenship!?! Because when we move would we be visiting the visa office every three months for our daughter!?! Any info would be helpful!!!!!!!!
Thanks again,
Carolin
P.S. what happened to the virtual armenian "google earth" like site?? I never was able to access it!?!
Hi Carolin, I really don't know how the citizenship thing will work exactly, so you'll have to ask your embassy, or ask in Armenia when you visit.
The site is now waiting for a new internet line - because the connection was way too slow before... I think it will be another week or so before that happens and it'll be worth trying again then.
The dual citizenship procedure has finally trickled down to OVIR (hooray!). I had a log standing debate with them about my status (my visa has expired and I didn't renew it, and so did my Armenian passport - long story). I even wrote a letter to the Prime Minster about my plight... anyway, yesterday they called me and said that there is a way to grant my request and have me apply for a dual citizenship. They said I need to write an application, and guided me through the process, constatly checking with the printout of the new procedure. Apparently, I was the first one to ever write that kind of application, so they were very nervous about getting it all right.
Anyway, I submitted an application and copies of both my Armenian and American passports. I will keep you posted on when happens next.
I think it might be important for many writers and readers of this blog, so - hear this - I was granted the dual citizenship status!!! I am in process of getting my Armenia passport renewed (reissued).
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