EU to Allocate 3 Million Euros to Syrian Refugees in Armenia

YEREVAN (RFE/RL)””The European Union announced on Tuesday 3 million euros ($3.3 million) in financial assistance to thousands of Armenian citizens of Syria who have taken refuge in Armenia in the last few years.

The allocation is part of the EU’s fresh 275 million-euro aid package for millions of Syrian refugees in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and other countries.

The European Commission said the sum set aside for Syrian Armenians living in their ancestral homeland will support them “by enhancing access to health and psychosocial services, improving housing conditions, increasing access to economic opportunities, and by facilitating the integration of schoolchildren and students.”