President Vahagn Khachaturyan met with UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi

Within the framework of the World Economic Forum in Davos, President Vahagn Khachaturyan met with UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi.

During the conversation, both sides positively assessed the effective cooperation of more than 30 years between Armenia and the UNHCR.

During the meeting, the humanitarian and social problems of internally displaced persons from Nagorno-Karabakh in September 2023 and steps aimed at solving them were touched upon.

Filippo Grandi was particularly interested in social protection and accommodation conditions of more than 100 thousand Armenian refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh and other humanitarian problems. In this context, the President of the Republic presented in detail the programs and activities implemented by the Government of Armenia in a short period, which are aimed at solving both primary and complex problems of internally displaced persons.

At the end of the meeting, an agreement was reached to continue working contacts and close cooperation in solving existing problems.