  About 100 families moved to Armenia from Syria in 2016 October 13, 2016 - 18:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - During the nearly 10 months of 2016, 428 Syrian-Armenians (or about 100 families) have moved to Armenia, head of the Coordination Center for Syrian-Armenians Lena Halajyan said, according to Novosti Armenia. “Several families arrived here in summer for various reasons and returned to Syria,” Halajyan told reporters Thursday, October 13. According to her, the attacks have destroyed not all of Aleppo, some areas of the city haven’t been damaged at all. She also noted that the Armenian community is one of the least affected in Aleppo. Deputy Minister of Diaspora Serzh Srapionyan said, in turn, that according to official figures of the Syrian authorities about 8,000-10,000 Armenians reside in Aleppo at the moment. "On October 17, we are expecting three families of 21 Syrian-Armenians. Two days ago, a family of four arrived in the country. Our staff is now on duty at the airport to find out whether there are Syrian-Armenians among the passengers of various flights. We meet and provide them with temporary housing,” Srapionyan said.  Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Latest news Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
