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Representative of Armenian community in Syria: There is no direct
threat to Armenian community from Turkish mercenaries
ARMINFO
Wednesday, December 12, 12:56
The reports saying that Turkish mercenaries threaten the Armenian
community in Syria do not correspond to reality, Zhirayr Reisyan, the
press secretary of
National Prelacy of Aleppo, told ArmInfo. "Actually there are no
Turkish groupings as such. There are Turk mercenaries in the army of
rebels, but they kill everyone they are ordered to, without any
national difference," he said. Reisyan believes that the situation is
still unstable and fire shots are still heard.
He said that there are food problems in Aleppo and throughout Syria,
but people are not starving, unlike foreign Media reports. He said
that humanitarian aid is equally distributed and people are provided
with additional reserves if necessary. At the same time, Reisyan could
not say how many Armenians have remained in Syria, but their number
has tangibly decreased.
To recall, more and more refugees from Syria are seeking shelter in
Armenia. In 2010 some 422 citizens of Syrian applied for Armenian
citizenship, in 2011 their number exceeded 3000 people, while within
the first three months of 2012 nearly 1,500 people applied for
Armenian citizenship. The number of Armenians in Syria before the
armed conflict was 60-100,000 people by various assessments.
threat to Armenian community from Turkish mercenaries
ARMINFO
Wednesday, December 12, 12:56
The reports saying that Turkish mercenaries threaten the Armenian
community in Syria do not correspond to reality, Zhirayr Reisyan, the
press secretary of
National Prelacy of Aleppo, told ArmInfo. "Actually there are no
Turkish groupings as such. There are Turk mercenaries in the army of
rebels, but they kill everyone they are ordered to, without any
national difference," he said. Reisyan believes that the situation is
still unstable and fire shots are still heard.
He said that there are food problems in Aleppo and throughout Syria,
but people are not starving, unlike foreign Media reports. He said
that humanitarian aid is equally distributed and people are provided
with additional reserves if necessary. At the same time, Reisyan could
not say how many Armenians have remained in Syria, but their number
has tangibly decreased.
To recall, more and more refugees from Syria are seeking shelter in
Armenia. In 2010 some 422 citizens of Syrian applied for Armenian
citizenship, in 2011 their number exceeded 3000 people, while within
the first three months of 2012 nearly 1,500 people applied for
Armenian citizenship. The number of Armenians in Syria before the
armed conflict was 60-100,000 people by various assessments.