News
Repatriation Week 2025 - “Entrepreneurship: What You Need to Know”
Office
On September 9, as part of the Repatriation Week series of events, the Repatriation and Integration Center hosted a master-class titled “Entrepreneurship: What You Need to Know”.
The session was led by repatriate, financial consultant, and business growth strategist Mardiros Palazian.
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09 Sept 2025
Repatriation Week 2025 - Heritage Excursion to Shirak Region
Office
On September 9, as part of Repatriation Week, 25 repatriates from Russia, Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Canada, Germany, and Kazakhstan participated in a heritage excursion to Shirak.
They visited the medieval monastic complexes of Harich and Marmashen, as well as the Turpanjian Theological College of Harich Monastery, where they learned about the educational conditions.
The repatriates also toured the historical center of Gyumri and visited the Hovhannes Shiraz House-Museum.
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09 Sept 2025
Repatriation Week 2025 - kicked off with a roundtable discussion on “Current Issues of Repatriation”
Office
On September 8, the Repatriation Week 2025 kicked off with a roundtable discussion on “Current Issues of Repatriation.” During the event, the RA High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs, Zareh Sinanyan, presented the programs and initiatives of the Office and the Repatriation and Integration Center.
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08 Sept 2025
Zareh Sinanyan received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay to Armenia, Silvana Leska Barolin
Commissioner
On September 3, the High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Zareh Sinanyan received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay to Armenia, Silvana Leska Barolin.
Welcoming the Ambassador and congratulating her on the commencement of her diplomatic mission in Armenia, Zareh Sinanyan expressed hope that during her tenure, through joint efforts, relations between Armenia and Uruguay will further develop and expand in such fields as the economy, tourism, education, culture, and other areas of mutual interest.
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03 Sept 2025
The 2024–2025 cohort of the iGorts program has officially concluded
Office
The 2024–2025 cohort of the iGorts program, which brings Diaspora Armenian professionals into Armenia’s public administration system, has officially concluded.
In its fifth year, the program welcomed nearly 40 specialists from 10 countries, who spent a full year working across 18 government institutions, sharing their expertise and professional experience.
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01 Sept 2025
Zareh Sinanyan's working visit to Cyprus
Commissioner
High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Zareh Sinanyan paid a working visit to the Republic of Cyprus.
On August 26, in Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus, Mr. Sinanyan took part in the opening ceremony of the World Conference of Cyprus Diaspora.
The ceremony was opened with remarks by the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides; the President of the Cypriot House of Representatives, Annita Demetriou; the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus, Constantinos Kombos; the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece, Ioannis Loverdos; His Beatitude Archbishop of Cyprus Georgios Papachrysostomou; as well as the heads of the Cypriot diaspora’s global organizations (POMAK, NEPOMAK, PSEKA).
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28 Aug 2025
The 2025 cycle of the Step Toward Home educational and cultural program, organized by the Office of the High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs of Armenia, has concluded
Office
The 2025 cycle of the Step Toward Home educational and cultural program, organized by the Office of the High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs of Armenia, has concluded.
The sixth stage of the program brought together 81 young Armenians from 7 countries. In total, 1,400 diaspora youth aged 13 to 18 from 27 countries applied to participate in the program, and only 600 were hosted in the homeland.
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26 Aug 2025
