YEREVAN. – An Azerbaijani family that has applied for asylum in Armenia lives in Yerevan, and the NGOs are providing them with food and money.

Javid Orujev and his wife do not have job yet, but they feel comfortable in Armenia and do not feel hatred, head of state migration service Gagik Yeghanyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

Resident of Baku Javid Orujev, his wife and three children on January 29 applied to the Armenian side, at Bagratashen checkpoint at Armenia-Georgia border, seeking asylum for his family.

The Azerbaijani citizen explained his decision by the persecution against him in his homeland. In particular, Orujev said the pressure of the special services followed his marriage to Roya Mirzoyeva (born in 1983) having Armenian roots. Failing to stand the pressure, Orujev was forced to agree to collaborate with the Azerbaijani special services and inform them about Armenian news received by his wife’s relatives from Armenia and the Diaspora.

Realizing the threat, Orujev made an unsuccessful attempt at settling in a European country. But the special services increased the pressure, and he was deported to Baku. Finding himself in a desperate situation, Orujev decided to seek asylum in Armenia.