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Syrian Armenians change their mind, plan to settle in Armenia -
Diaspora Ministry official
16:04 29/06/2013 » SOCIETY
Most of Syrian Armenians who fled Syria to Armenia as conflict erupted
in Syria have changed their mind and plan to settle in Armenia, Firdus
Zakaryan, Armenian Diaspora Ministry Chief of Staff, told Panorama.am
in an interview.
According to him, in view of this circumstance, Armenian Diaspora
Minister Hranush Hakobyan applied to Armenian Education and Science
Ministry for transforming Yerevan Kilikian College into a school with
Arabic and Western Armenian bias.
`The issue is being discussed currently,' the official said, adding
that if the project is approved, the school will be the first such
institution in Armenia.
According to the official, if the Education Ministry approves the
project, the current curriculum of the college will be changed and new
subjects will be introduced, such as Armenian History, Armenian
Literature, etc.
Mr Zakaryan, however, found it difficult to say whether Armenian
children can also study at the school.
Syria's turmoil began with protests against President Bashar
al-Assad's regime in March 2011. It crossed an important threshold a
year and a half later, when the international Red Cross formally
declared it a civil war.
The casualty tallies continue to climb higher as fighting rages across
the country. Tens of thousands are fleeing Syria. At least 93,000
people have been killed in Syria since the start of the conflict,
according to latest United Nations figures. This represents a rise of
more than 30,000 since the UN last issued figures covering the period
to November 2012.
Source: Panorama.am
From: Baghdasarian
Diaspora Ministry official
16:04 29/06/2013 » SOCIETY
Most of Syrian Armenians who fled Syria to Armenia as conflict erupted
in Syria have changed their mind and plan to settle in Armenia, Firdus
Zakaryan, Armenian Diaspora Ministry Chief of Staff, told Panorama.am
in an interview.
According to him, in view of this circumstance, Armenian Diaspora
Minister Hranush Hakobyan applied to Armenian Education and Science
Ministry for transforming Yerevan Kilikian College into a school with
Arabic and Western Armenian bias.
`The issue is being discussed currently,' the official said, adding
that if the project is approved, the school will be the first such
institution in Armenia.
According to the official, if the Education Ministry approves the
project, the current curriculum of the college will be changed and new
subjects will be introduced, such as Armenian History, Armenian
Literature, etc.
Mr Zakaryan, however, found it difficult to say whether Armenian
children can also study at the school.
Syria's turmoil began with protests against President Bashar
al-Assad's regime in March 2011. It crossed an important threshold a
year and a half later, when the international Red Cross formally
declared it a civil war.
The casualty tallies continue to climb higher as fighting rages across
the country. Tens of thousands are fleeing Syria. At least 93,000
people have been killed in Syria since the start of the conflict,
according to latest United Nations figures. This represents a rise of
more than 30,000 since the UN last issued figures covering the period
to November 2012.
Source: Panorama.am
From: Baghdasarian