SYRIAN-ARMENIAN INFLUX RESUMES – DIASPORA MINISTER
October 30, 2013 | 12:41
YEREVAN. – After a short pause, the Syrian Armenians’ intense influx
to Armenia has resumed, Diaspora Minister Hranush Hakobyan told
Armenian News-NEWS.am.
Hakobyan explained that this is due to the resumption of the
Beirut-Yerevan flights and the restoration of the bus link between
Aleppo and Lebanon.
The minister informed that about 200 Syrian Armenians come to Armenia
on a weekly basis and, at present, there are over 10,000 Syrian
Armenians in the country.
As per Hakobyan, very few of the Syrian Armenians arriving in Armenia
subsequently move to another country, and many of them prefer Armenia
to Lebanon because they have access to free education and state
support in Armenia.
Hranush Hakobyan added that the Diaspora-Armenian charitable
organizations, the Austrian Embassy, the Russian government, and the
Caritas Foundation conduct respective aid programs in Armenia.
News from Armenia – NEWS.am
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