On July 20, RA Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan received Syrian-Armenian businessmen Hagop Pilavjian, Mardiros Bozakalian and Garoush Ghazelian, who are residing in Armenia. In 2005, they established HyeLand construction firm in Aleppo and built 11 buildings in the city. In 2012, the company was relocated in Yerevan where it built an apartment. The company is preparing to build the second building, the first foundation of which will be laid in the next couple of days. Vice-Principal of the Armenian School of Kuwait, editor of Azdarar Weekly Garo Arslanian was also participating in the meeting.

Greeting the guests, Minister Hranush Hakobyan attached importance to the Diaspora Armenian businessmen’s efforts to carry out investment projects in Armenia. “We were born in different places, but we are all Armenians from Armenia. Your motto is “We have returned to the Homeland, we are building a home”,” the Minister added.

The repatriate businessmen expressed gratitude for the cordial reception and words of encouragement. They presented their organization’s plans, perspectives and opportunities, invited the Minister to attend the groundbreaking ceremony for construction of the new building and expressed willingness to cooperate and solve the issues facing Syrian-Armenians.