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Oct 26 2013
Austria aids Syrian refugees in Armenia
26/10/2013 | 05:04 PM | World News
VIENNA, Oct 26 (KUNA) -- Austria declared on Saturday offering euro
600,000 to Armenian Syrian refugees who fled the violence at home to
Armenia.
Repercussions of the Syrian crisis have reached as far as Armenia,
where some 9,000 Syrians have taken up refuge, Austrian Foreign
Minister Michael Spindelegger said in a statement. Half of the Syrian
refugees in Austria are children suffering from malnutrition, he
added.
Armenian Government has asked Austria to help it secure housing, in
addition to other forms of aid, for the Syrian Armenian families that
fled their country, Spindelegger added.
Austria has so far aided the Syrian refugees with a total of euro 7.4 million.
Number of Armenians in Syria was estimated at 100,000 at start of the
crisis. (end)
http://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2340705&language=en
Oct 26 2013
Austria aids Syrian refugees in Armenia
26/10/2013 | 05:04 PM | World News
VIENNA, Oct 26 (KUNA) -- Austria declared on Saturday offering euro
600,000 to Armenian Syrian refugees who fled the violence at home to
Armenia.
Repercussions of the Syrian crisis have reached as far as Armenia,
where some 9,000 Syrians have taken up refuge, Austrian Foreign
Minister Michael Spindelegger said in a statement. Half of the Syrian
refugees in Austria are children suffering from malnutrition, he
added.
Armenian Government has asked Austria to help it secure housing, in
addition to other forms of aid, for the Syrian Armenian families that
fled their country, Spindelegger added.
Austria has so far aided the Syrian refugees with a total of euro 7.4 million.
Number of Armenians in Syria was estimated at 100,000 at start of the
crisis. (end)
http://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2340705&language=en