 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.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia  The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |
