APARTMENT BUILDINGS TO BE BUILT IN NEW ALEPPO DISTRICT

10:47, 24 September, 2013

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 24, ARMENPRESS: Instead of the one or two-storied
cottages, apartment buildings will be built for the Syrian Armenians
in the New Aleppo District. As Armenpress was reported by the Head
of Staff of the Ministry of Diaspora of the Republic of Armenia
Firdus Zakaryan, the decision of the Ministry has been changed, as a
lot of money is needed for the building of the cottages, instead of
which apartment buildings might be built to accommodate more Syrian
Armenians.

The Ministry announced earlier that by the decision of the Government
of the Republic of Armenia, the Ashtarak Municipality provided land
for the District. A part of money for the apartment will be covered
by the sponsor and the other part will be paid by the buyer. "We
suppose that the District will have about 500 apartments at the cost of
$50-60,000, the half of which will be paid by the Syrian Armenians",
- said the Head of Staff of the Ministry of Diaspora of the Republic
of Armenia Firdus Zakaryan, emphasizing that there are 450 families,
who have already applied for the apartments.

Houses as well will be built in the New Aleppo District. The issue
is being discussed at the moment. Firdus Zakaryan informed that the
houses will be more expensive.

Currently about 10,000 Syrian Armenians live in Armenia, who are
permanently supported by the Ministry of Diaspora of the Republic
of Armenia in apartment and job issues. About 1000 Syrian Armenians
applied to the Ministry and were provided with jobs.

The situation was aggravated in Syria on August 21 when media informed
about using chemical weapons in the suburbs of Damascus. According to
preliminary information, 600 people were killed in the result of the
attack. According to other sources, numbers of the dead people reached
1300. After the incident the governmental forces and the opposition
announced about their non-participation in using chemical weapons
blaming each other in it. USA increased its military presence around
Syria activating the discussion of military intervention scenario. On
August 25 the Syrian government allowed the UN experts to visit the
possible areas of the chemical attack. The experts left Syria on
August 31, taking samples with them.

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