Sinanyan: 70% of IGorts program participants remained in Armenia in recent years

ArmInfo. Prime Minister Nikol  Pashinyan received participants of the IGorts program, which aims to   attract Diaspora specialists to work  in the state administration  of  the Republic of Armenia.

As reported by the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers, the  Prime Minister highlighted the significance of implementing the  IGorts program and noted that these meetings, which have already  become traditional, provide an opportunity to discuss various issues,  share impressions about the public administration system and the  developments in Armenia.

High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs Zareh Sinanyan thanked the  Prime Minister for receiving the program participants and provided  details about the program. It was noted that this year 9 countries  are participating in the program: the USA, France, Iran, Russia,  Georgia, Lebanon, Hungary, Kazakhstan and Ukraine. The program  participants work in various fields such as education, culture,  information technology, economics, urban development, ecology and  other sectors. Zareh Sinanyan noted that while the initial goal was  to ensure 25% repatriation, over the past few years 70% of the IGorts  program participants have chosen to stay in Armenia.

The program participants expressed gratitude to the Government of the  Republic of Armenia for the opportunity to work in various government  agencies within the framework of the IGorts program. They shared  their impressions and presented proposals.  Nikol Pashinyan also  answered questions from the meeting participants, which covered  topics such as the environment, the 300 Schools, 500 Kindergartens  program, decentralization, regional processes, the Crossroads of  Peace project, the ideology of Real Armenia,  and the  balancing and  balanced foreign policy of the Government of the Republic of Armenia,  among other topics