The European Union has allocated about $500,000 in economic assistance to ethnic Armenians from Syria who have taken refuge in Armenia after the outbreak of the bloody conflict in the Middle Eastern state.
About 13,000 Syrian Armenians live in their ancestral homeland at present. Most of them are struggling to survive in a country that has long suffered from high unemployment.
The EU assistance announced on Thursday is geared towards those refugees who would like to set up their own businesses. It will take the form of logistical and material support and counselling to be provided by the Armenian Red Cross Society (ARSC).
Armenian News
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