Armenia establishing Repatriation and Integration Center

PanARMENIAN.Net - The Office of the High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs of Armenia is launching a Repatriation and Integration Center to better coordinate the government's support for repatriates.

The center is expected to serve as the "ultimate gateway" to solving all repatriation issues, according to Margarita Baghdasaryan, who’s leading the program.

"The Republic of Armenia has identified mass repatriation as a strategic priority for the nation, establishing a goal of having five million people living in Armenia by the year 2050," Baghdasaryan says in a video address published by the Center.

"Reaching this objective would require that 60,000 Diaspora Armenians move to Armenia each year, greatly surpassing the existing numbers."

In order to effectively organize the process of repatriation and ensure active integration into Armenian society, the office of the High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs will establish a first of its kind repatriation and integration center, which will serve as a comprehensive resource center to aid potential repatriates with every aspect of moving their lives, families and business ventures to Armenia.