YEREVAN. – The Armenian government will compensate the duties for passports issued to the Syrian Armenians, the Cabinet decided on Thursday.
Armenia issued 277 passports in Syria and Lebanon in the fourth quarter of 2014. The passports were granted to the citizens of Syria, Armenians by origin, who decided to appeal for Armenia's citizenship.
The government allocated around $34,000 from budget funds for the compensation of a state duty.























