Yerevan, August 11, ARMENPRESS: Two Syrian Armenians applied the Armenian Employers’Union for doing business in Armenia. As the president of the Employers’ Union Gagik Makaryan noted in the interview with “Armenpress” that both of them chose the services sector. “The Syrian Armenians want to be engaged in the import and repair works of motor spare parts at first in Yerevan, then in the regions”, he stated.

In order to do business in Armenia a group of Syrian Armenians will in a near future also apply to the union. Earlier the Employers’ Union spread a statement expressing willingness to provide free advice to the Syrian Armenians for doing business in Armenia.

As the president of the Employers’ Union Gagik Makaryan briefed “Armenpress” jobs in spheres of services, fast food, small industries, such as eastern confectionery, in which the Syrian Armenians are master and other spheres will be offered to the Syrian Armenians.

Because of the ongoing clashes in Syria since March 2011 tens of thousands people were killed including Armenians. The Syrian Armenians still continue to leave the country. The Armenian Ministries of Diaspora and Education and public institutions are taking measures to provide the necessary accommodation and education for the Syrian Armenians arrived in homeland. The issues on granting the Syrian Armenians citizenship status are discussed in an accelerated procedure.