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OPINION: INFLOW OF SYRIAN ARMENIANS IN ARMENIA MAY CONTRIBUTE TO SOLUTION OF COUNTRY'S DEMOGRAPHIC PROBLEMS
YEREVAN, May 30. /ARKA/. The inflow of Syrian Armenians in Armenia
may contribute to solution of the country's demographic problems,
Gagik Harutyunyan, director of Noravank scientific and educational
foundation, said Friday at a discussion of Syrian things.
"I find it still premature to send our guys there," he said. "This is
not our war, but we ought to create conditions for our compatriots'
come to settle in Armenia, since they have no other place."
The expert stressed that Armenian community in Syria was one of the
most powerful Armenian communities in the Middle East and its role
was very important.
The Armenian community in Syria numbers at various estimates 100,000
people. The largest community is in Aleppo (60,000). Armenians also
live in Damascus, Latakia and other cities. Clashes between government
troops and armed opposition in Syria have forced many Armenians to
flee their homes there.
According to Armenian Diaspora Ministry, 8,000 Syrian Armenians
applied for Armenian citizenship in 2011 and 2012, and 3,000 of them
have already got it. -0----
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YEREVAN, May 30. /ARKA/. The inflow of Syrian Armenians in Armenia
may contribute to solution of the country's demographic problems,
Gagik Harutyunyan, director of Noravank scientific and educational
foundation, said Friday at a discussion of Syrian things.
"I find it still premature to send our guys there," he said. "This is
not our war, but we ought to create conditions for our compatriots'
come to settle in Armenia, since they have no other place."
The expert stressed that Armenian community in Syria was one of the
most powerful Armenian communities in the Middle East and its role
was very important.
The Armenian community in Syria numbers at various estimates 100,000
people. The largest community is in Aleppo (60,000). Armenians also
live in Damascus, Latakia and other cities. Clashes between government
troops and armed opposition in Syria have forced many Armenians to
flee their homes there.
According to Armenian Diaspora Ministry, 8,000 Syrian Armenians
applied for Armenian citizenship in 2011 and 2012, and 3,000 of them
have already got it. -0----
- See more at:
http://arka.am/en/news/society/opinion_inflow_of_syrian_armenians_in_armenia_may_ contribute_to_solution_of_country_s_demographic_pr/#sthash.Pbj5BYTz.dpuf