ArmInfo. EU will allocate 3mln euros to support Syrian refugees, according to EU delegation press service in Armenia. Yesterday, on the International Refugee Day, EU Regional Investment Fund on June 20 approved a number of projects totaling 275 million euros to respond to the Syrian crisis. Within the framework of projects it is planned to support refugees and host countries - Armenia, Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Western Balkans.
3 million euros programme to support Syrian refugees in Armenia by enhancing access to health and psycho-social services, improving housing conditions, increasing access to economic opportunities, and by facilitating the integration of schoolchildren and students. High Representative of the European Union on Foreign Policy and Security, Vice-President of the European Commission Federica Mogherini noted that the assistance to Syrian refugees is the EU's duty.
According to Armenian Diaspora Ministry data, currently, about 22,000 displaced Syrian Armenians live in the republic. According to Levon Antonian, head of the Armenian community of Near and Middle East of Ministry of Diaspora of Armenia, most of them got Armenian citizenship and enjoy all the rights that citizens of the country have. "We tried to implement cultural and economic measures to promote their business, many Syrian Armenians were able to create business in Armenia and record success," Antonyan said.
