Minister of Economy of Armenia Tigran Khachatryan today hosted an online discussion with the Support Armenia Fund's initiative group and expressed willingness to assist small and medium-sized enterprises through the fundraiser organized by the Fund.

Minister Khachatryan welcomed the initiative and assured that the Ministry of Economy is willing to support the Fund to organize their work effectively. The minister stated that nearly 900 companies received assistance within the scope of the Armenian government’s third anti-crisis program targeted at small and medium-sized enterprises. The minister listed the sectors affected the most by the outbreak of the pandemic and the preventative measures and added that further cooperation will be coordinated by his deputy Naira Margaryan, who will provide necessary consulting.

Member of the initiative Olivia Zhamkochyan expressed gratitude to Minister Khachatryan for the willingness to support, presented the Fund’s activities and future plans and stated that the Fund intends to support small family businesses first, especially in the tourism sector.

The participants of the meeting expressed satisfaction with the fact that Kim Kardashian has also joined the campaign to raise awareness about the fundraiser.