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Sunday, July 03, 2005

JTW News - US: Armenian State Supports Trafficking

"US: Armenian State Supports Trafficking
US State secretary chief advisor, head of the Human Trafficking Combat and Monitoring office, Ambassador John Miller said that Armenia is a source country from where women and girls are trafficked mainly to the Middle Eastern countries including Turkey. According to Mr. Miller, the basis of the office report were the calculations of the UN according to which in the Arabian states and Turkey there are about 1000 Armenian prostitutes. The majority of them are victims of trafficking. On the other hand the calculations of the Armenian Investigating Journalists Association President Edik Baghdasaryan, the number of Armenian prostitutes is more than 5,000 in the region. Mr. Miller was greatly su
rprised by the facts and demanded proof on what was said."

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