  NCFA to assist in Syrian Armenians’ job placement February 6, 2013 - 16:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Economy Ministry jointly with the National Competitiveness Foundation of Armenia (NCFA) are studying a possibility of employment assistance for Syrian Armenians. As Deputy Economy Minister Ara Petrosyan said, a job placement possibility in tourist sector is being studied, along with a housing problem. As Diaspora Minister Hranush Hakobyan earlier noted, 400 Syrian Armenians out of 700 job seekers have already been employed, with children arriving from Syria to be educated in local schools in accordance with Armenian school programs.   Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
