Our proposed draft law proposes to expand the grounds for the expulsion of foreigners from the territory of Armenia, said Justice Deputy Minister Kristine Grigoryan on Wednesday.

According to the current legislation, the expulsion of a foreigner from Armenia is carried out in the absence of legal grounds for staying or living in the territory of Armenia, she said.

“The amendments proposed by us will create mechanisms that will allow, in the case of a criminal offense, to sentence a foreign citizen to imprisonment, and then deported from the country,” Grigoryan noted.