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    SYRIAN-ARMENIAN INFLUX RESUMES - DIASPORA MINISTER

    October 30, 2013 | 12:41

    YEREVAN. - After a short pause, the Syrian Armenians' intense influx
    to Armenia has resumed, Diaspora Minister Hranush Hakobyan told
    Armenian News-NEWS.am.

    Hakobyan explained that this is due to the resumption of the
    Beirut-Yerevan flights and the restoration of the bus link between
    Aleppo and Lebanon.

    The minister informed that about 200 Syrian Armenians come to Armenia
    on a weekly basis and, at present, there are over 10,000 Syrian
    Armenians in the country.

    As per Hakobyan, very few of the Syrian Armenians arriving in Armenia
    subsequently move to another country, and many of them prefer Armenia
    to Lebanon because they have access to free education and state
    support in Armenia.

    Hranush Hakobyan added that the Diaspora-Armenian charitable
    organizations, the Austrian Embassy, the Russian government, and the
    Caritas Foundation conduct respective aid programs in Armenia.

    News from Armenia - NEWS.am

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