Armenia has accepted 2.5thousand Syian Armenians since May, Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan said at the National Assembly today.
She said there are still 15 thousand Armenians in Syria, 7-8 thousand of them living in Aleppo.
Some international organizations provide certain assistance to countries that host migrants, Minister Hakobyan said. She added, however, that their attention is mainly focused on countries that have refugee camps, while this is not the case in Armenia.
The Diaspora Minister also attached importance to sending humanitarian aid to Syria.
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