YEREVAN. – The President of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, on Thursday attended the opening ceremony of the “New Prospects for Syrian Armenians” exhibition, which is held within the framework of the Economic Opportunities Week business forum.

The exhibition presents over seventy companies and Armenian individual entrepreneurs who have fled the war in Syria and relocated to Armenia.

The Presidential Press Office informed Armenian News-NEWS.am that the President got familiarized with the results of the activities of the Syrian Armenians in a variety of domains, observed the goods and services presented at the event, and learned about the existing problems and programs of development.

At the exhibition, private companies of Armenia present existing jobs and services to the Syrian Armenians while state and international organization introduce their programs of assistance.

Sargsyan assessed as inspiring the efforts of these Syrian Armenians working in publishing, printing, jewelry making, wood processing, tourism, embroidery, and equipment and machinery production as well as in several other domains, and highly praised the quality of the exhibited goods.

Also, President Serzh Sargsyan discussed with the Syrian Armenian entrepreneurs the avenues for the sale and export of their products.