Kiraki: Why Syrian Armenians do not settle in regions (video)
This week’s topic of “Kiraki” (Sunday) program is the problems of Syrian Armenians. As a result of the conflict in Syria, as of now 25 000 people have moved from Syria to Armenia; about 20 000 of them settled in the homeland. NGOs, International organizations, as well as individuals from Armenia and the Diaspora got engaged in assisting the Syrian Armenians. According to different calculations, there are still more than 20 000 Syrian Armenians in Syria. The flow of Syrian Armenians to Armenia still continues. Employment and accommodation issues of Syrian Armenians remain priority. What the homeland has been able to do for Syrian Armenians during these 4 years, how they integrate, which the main issues are and what solutions can be reached. Watch all about this in the video! The program hosted Firdus Zakaryan, Head of the Staff of the RA Ministry of Diaspora, Head of the working group dealing with problems of Syrian Armenians, and Khachik Jozikyan, Vice President of “Syrian Community in Armenia” NGO. Our colleagues from “Kyavar” and “Lori” TV companies prepared materials for the program.
