Armenian Citizenship System ‘Too Easy,’ Deputy Minister Claims

Deputy Interior Minister Armen Ghazaryan has warned that the process for obtaining Armenian citizenship is overly simplistic and requires immediate review.

Speaking at a press conference in Yerevan on August 14, Ghazaryan stated there are “no requirements for ethnic Armenians to obtain a passport of our country. This is a problem and it needs to be addressed in a targeted manner.”

The deputy minister noted that more than 32,000 Armenians received citizenship in 2025—a historic high—and emphasized that obtaining citizenship should have value.