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"HELP YOUR BROTHER" INITIATIVE HELPS SYRIAN ARMENIANS WITH CASH MONEY INSTEAD OF SENDING HUMANITARIAN AID
Nvard Davtyan
"Radiolur"
17:53 19.12.2012
The "Help your Brother" initiative launched on September 18 now helps
Syrian Armenians with cash money instead of sending humanitarian aid
to Syria. The initiative is now concentrated on assistance programs
to Syrian Armenians who have found refuge in Armenia and Artsakh.
"We faced a number of problems with the delivery of humanitarian aid
on plane. For example, because of the military actions it is simply
impossible to transport the humanitarian aid to Armenian-populated
regions other than Aleppo. We had not taken account of it. Therefore,
now we simply transfer money to Syrian Armenians," MP Vahan
Hovhannisyan told reporters today.
They have already transferred 5 mln AMD to 22 Syrian Armenian families
based in Kashatagh (Artsakh). They are preparing New Year gifts to
about 300 Syrian Armenian children.
"The activity of the "Help your Brother" initiative showed that the
idea of lending a helping hand to Syrian Armenians has no political,
geopolitical and ideological limits," president of the pan-national
initiative Lilit Galstyan said.
"Different benefactors, individuals and organizations have donated
41 mln AMD, 750 thousand Russian rubles and foodstuffs with a total
cost of about $31 AMD," she informed.
Lilit Galstyan and Vahan Hovhannisyan expressed gratitude to all
organizations and individuals, who have responded to their call. Vahan
Hovhannisyan urged to be as generous on the eve of the New Year. The
initiative will continue to help Syrian Armenians until the end of
the conflict. As Hovhannisyan said, the end of the crisis is not
yet visible.
The MP does not believe the conflict will come to an end with the out
throwing of Assad's regime. On the contrary, this will bring about
new problems, the solution of which will demand new steps.
Nvard Davtyan
"Radiolur"
17:53 19.12.2012
The "Help your Brother" initiative launched on September 18 now helps
Syrian Armenians with cash money instead of sending humanitarian aid
to Syria. The initiative is now concentrated on assistance programs
to Syrian Armenians who have found refuge in Armenia and Artsakh.
"We faced a number of problems with the delivery of humanitarian aid
on plane. For example, because of the military actions it is simply
impossible to transport the humanitarian aid to Armenian-populated
regions other than Aleppo. We had not taken account of it. Therefore,
now we simply transfer money to Syrian Armenians," MP Vahan
Hovhannisyan told reporters today.
They have already transferred 5 mln AMD to 22 Syrian Armenian families
based in Kashatagh (Artsakh). They are preparing New Year gifts to
about 300 Syrian Armenian children.
"The activity of the "Help your Brother" initiative showed that the
idea of lending a helping hand to Syrian Armenians has no political,
geopolitical and ideological limits," president of the pan-national
initiative Lilit Galstyan said.
"Different benefactors, individuals and organizations have donated
41 mln AMD, 750 thousand Russian rubles and foodstuffs with a total
cost of about $31 AMD," she informed.
Lilit Galstyan and Vahan Hovhannisyan expressed gratitude to all
organizations and individuals, who have responded to their call. Vahan
Hovhannisyan urged to be as generous on the eve of the New Year. The
initiative will continue to help Syrian Armenians until the end of
the conflict. As Hovhannisyan said, the end of the crisis is not
yet visible.
The MP does not believe the conflict will come to an end with the out
throwing of Assad's regime. On the contrary, this will bring about
new problems, the solution of which will demand new steps.