Armenian minister calls on Diaspora to settle up in homeland

PanARMENIAN.Net - The number of participants involved in a single program of Armenian Diaspora Ministry currently totals 2500, Minister Hranush Hakobyan said.

“600 people settled up in Armenia in the past three years, with 10 participants having married in the framework of Come Home program,” she said, in response to ARF Dashnaktsutyun member Artsvik Minasyan request to specify the number of Armenians having retuned to homeland in the framework of the ministry programs.

Dwelling on the investments attracted, Minister Hakobyan said the ministry organized a large-scale conference in 2011 with representatives of different countries’ chambers of commerce participating.

“The business relations established during the conference already yield positive results. A Diaspora family presently considers an opportunity to set up a plastic-producing plant in Armenia,” she said, adding that the tourism development index increased by 20-30% since the establishment of the ministry, with 30 000 people willing to receive dual citizenship.