SYRIA-BASED ARMENIANS TO BE OFFERED $ 100 000 MONTHLY ASSISTANCE
March 15, 2013 – 21:43 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net – Armenian Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan met
with heads of NGOs and religious organizations.
Minister Hakobyan briefed the guests on the current state of the
Syria’s Armenian community and the programs aiming to support Syrian
Armenians having moved to the homeland. She further expressed
gratitude to the NGO that contributed to the solution of the
community’s problems.
By Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan’s decree, an interdepartmental
committee on the coordination of Syrian Armenian issues was set up.
Committee secretary L. Stepanyan briefed the participants on the joint
activates of state and non-governmental organizations, measures taken
to facilitate visa and residence status provision, as well as the
legislative reforms aiming to solve education and health problems.
Minister Hakobyan said the program aiming to provide Syrians Armenians
with housing opportunities in Yerevan suburbs is being developed, with
USD 100 000 monthly assistance to be extended to social vulnerable
groups of Syria-based Armenians for the coming months.
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