Artsakh residents will be able to open accounts in Armenian banks for  free - RA Government

ArmInfo.Opening a current account in Armenian banks for citizens forcibly displaced from 

Artsakh will be free of charge. This was announced by spokesperson of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nazeli Baghdasaryan at a briefing on October 2.

According to Baghdasaryan, the payment of benefits for forcibly 

displaced persons for urgent needs in the amount of 100 thousand 

drams will begin this week. Those who already have bank accounts will 

get aid first. The rest will need to open them as soon as possible 

and submit data to the Unified Social Service.  Banks will open 

accounts for free.

Thus, according to data at 16:00, the number of forcibly  displaced 

persons from Nagorno-Karabakh is 100,520, 21,107 vehicles crossed the 

Hakari Bridge. "The number has remained almost unchanged since 

yesterday evening, which means the main flow of citizens has ceased 

and only officials and a certain number of residents remain in 

Nagorno-Karabakh," she noted.

More than 89,167 displaced persons have already registered, and 

53,935 people used the shelters offered by the state, their 

distribution according to regions is as follows: Aragatsotn region: 

2454people, Ararat region: 13050people, Armavir region: 5186people, 

Gegharkunik region: 4337people, Lori region: 3263people, Kotayk 

region - 13297people, Shirak region - 2558 people, Syunik region - 

5089people, Vayots Dzor region - 2134 people and Tavush region - 2567 

people.

From October 1, 40 thousand drams (about $100) per month per person 

will be allocated to cover the housing costs of each family forcibly 

displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh, and another 10 thousand drams will 

be allocated to pay for utilities. The program will operate for at 

least 6 months and will cover all displaced citizens, regardless of 

age, with the exception of those in special centers and those who 

have real estate in Armenia. In addition, each forcibly displaced 

person will be given a one-time payment of 100 thousand drams (about 

$250).