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WILL 10,000 SYRIAN-ARMENIAN JEWELERS COME TO ARMENIA?
news.am
October 30, 2012 | 04:22
YEREVAN. - There are approximately 10,000 Armenian jewelers in Syria,
Syrian-Armenian jeweler Viken Toutoundjian, told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
According to Toutoundjian-who is taking part in the large international
jewelry exhibition that is underway in the Armenian capital city
Yerevan-, prior to the destabilization of the situation in Syria,
jewelry was a booming business in the country and most of the jewelers
was Armenia. But once the situation destabilized in Syria, jewelry
virtually ceased to exist in the country.
At present, there are 25-30 Syrian-Armenian jewelers in Armenia, and
they are attempting to settle in the country. But the overwhelming
majority of the jewelers are still in Syria partly because they have
no money to leave the country and, also, because they have gold and
the Syrian government bans the exporting of gold.
Viken Toutoundjian stated that it was easy to sell jewelry items in
Syria, since its population is 28 million. Armenia's jewelry market, on
the other hand, is far smaller yet the businessman sees opportunities
for exporting jewelry products to Iran, or Russia.
news.am
October 30, 2012 | 04:22
YEREVAN. - There are approximately 10,000 Armenian jewelers in Syria,
Syrian-Armenian jeweler Viken Toutoundjian, told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
According to Toutoundjian-who is taking part in the large international
jewelry exhibition that is underway in the Armenian capital city
Yerevan-, prior to the destabilization of the situation in Syria,
jewelry was a booming business in the country and most of the jewelers
was Armenia. But once the situation destabilized in Syria, jewelry
virtually ceased to exist in the country.
At present, there are 25-30 Syrian-Armenian jewelers in Armenia, and
they are attempting to settle in the country. But the overwhelming
majority of the jewelers are still in Syria partly because they have
no money to leave the country and, also, because they have gold and
the Syrian government bans the exporting of gold.
Viken Toutoundjian stated that it was easy to sell jewelry items in
Syria, since its population is 28 million. Armenia's jewelry market, on
the other hand, is far smaller yet the businessman sees opportunities
for exporting jewelry products to Iran, or Russia.