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Third group of Syrian-Armenian children arrives in Armenia for summer vacation
news.am
August 22, 2012 | 13:25
YEREVAN. - The third group of Syrian-Armenian children has arrived in
Armenia Tuesday to spend its summer vacation in the country. Close to
150 children arrived in Armenia with two airplanes.
Numerous officials - including Diaspora Minister Hranush Hakobyan, First
Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration Vache Terteryan, and
Deputy FM Sergey Manasaryan - had come to capital city Yerevan's
Zvartnots International Airport to welcome the
Syrian-Armenian - specifically, Aleppo-Armenian - children.
A group of Damascus-Armenian children, who are currently spending
their summer vacation at a camp in Armenia's Hankavan city - and who
soon will return to Damascus - likewise had come to welcome their peers.
Prior to the Aleppo-Armenian children's arrival, the children from
Damascus told Armenian News-NEWS.am that they spent a very good time
in Armenia and they wish to visit it again.
And upon their arrival, the children from Aleppo were welcomed by a
round of applause. Some of them had set foot on Armenia for the first
time. Reflecting on the current situation in Aleppo, the children
expressed a hope that the situation would improve.
To note, around 60,000 Armenians live in Syria, and great majority of
them reside in Aleppo and Damascus.
news.am
August 22, 2012 | 13:25
YEREVAN. - The third group of Syrian-Armenian children has arrived in
Armenia Tuesday to spend its summer vacation in the country. Close to
150 children arrived in Armenia with two airplanes.
Numerous officials - including Diaspora Minister Hranush Hakobyan, First
Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration Vache Terteryan, and
Deputy FM Sergey Manasaryan - had come to capital city Yerevan's
Zvartnots International Airport to welcome the
Syrian-Armenian - specifically, Aleppo-Armenian - children.
A group of Damascus-Armenian children, who are currently spending
their summer vacation at a camp in Armenia's Hankavan city - and who
soon will return to Damascus - likewise had come to welcome their peers.
Prior to the Aleppo-Armenian children's arrival, the children from
Damascus told Armenian News-NEWS.am that they spent a very good time
in Armenia and they wish to visit it again.
And upon their arrival, the children from Aleppo were welcomed by a
round of applause. Some of them had set foot on Armenia for the first
time. Reflecting on the current situation in Aleppo, the children
expressed a hope that the situation would improve.
To note, around 60,000 Armenians live in Syria, and great majority of
them reside in Aleppo and Damascus.