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    Minister of Diaspora urges Syrian Armenian businessmen to step up
    their activities in Armenia

    YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. RA Minister of
    Diaspora Ms. Hranush Hakobian received a delegation of the
    Armenian-Syrian Business Council on September 9. The delegation
    composed of the Council's representatives Shahe Yaghubian and Suren
    Vardanian was headed by Co-Chairman of the Council's Syrian side,
    member of Aleppo Chamber of Commerce Levon Zaki Yetalian, Press and PR
    Department of the Ministry of Diaspora reported.

    The minister said that the Syrian-Armenian community is one of the most
    well-organized ones. In her opinion, the visit of Syrian President
    Bashar al-Assad to Armenia in June 2009 marked a new path in the
    development of relations between Armenia and syria. She reminded that
    Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan had stated during the indicated visit
    that the bilateral relations have great opportunities for further
    development, especially in the field of business and he had highlited
    the importance of ensuring the continuity of the program on exhibitions
    of Armenian and Syrian goods.

    Ms. Hakobian urged the Armenian-Syrian busnessmen to step up their
    activities in Armenia, to which work to be done in Diaspora communities
    under the memorandum signed between the Ministry and the RA Chamber of
    Commerce and Industry will contribute. A meeting of Diaspora Armenian
    businessmen making investments in Armenia is scheduled to take place in
    Yerevan in late November 2009.

    The minister spoke about the field of partners of the Ministry of
    Diaspora and the problems of specifying the needs of the communities,
    whose solution will enable to increase the efficiency of the Ministry's
    assistance to the communities.

    L. Z. Yetalian presented the Armenian-Syrian Business Council's goals
    such as the development of business links between the two countries,
    the promotion of exports and imports. He expressed satisfaction with
    the fact that the interest in business potential of the Diaspora is
    growing in Armenia.

    During the meeting Minister Hakobian and the Armenian-Syrian
    businessmen also addressed problems of the business climate's
    improvement in Armenia. Ms. Hakobian presented the draft guide on the
    legislative problems related to the stay and business activity of
    Diaspora Armenians in Armenia.
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