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PUBLIC ACTIVISTS: ARMENIAN AUTHORITIES ARE INDIFFERENT TO DESTINY OF ARMENIANS OF SYRIA
arminfo
Tuesday, June 19, 22:18
Armenians living in Syria have found themselves in a hard and dangerous
situation because of domestic political fight within the country. To
help local Armenians, the authorities of Armenia should immediately
set up a Council of Coordination of Assistance to Syrian Armenians,
public activist, Karine Hakopyan, said at today's press-conference.
"It is obvious that Armenia cannot interfere in domestic political
events in Syria. It cannot promote or hinder integration of Syrian
Armenians, but it can and is obliged to give shelter to the people
which should leave Syria", - she said and added that Armavia air
company has recently canceled Yerevan-Damascus and Damascus-Yerevan
flights, which is evidence of indifference of the Armenian authorities
to the destiny of Armenians of Syria.
For her part, public activist and journalist, Margarit Alktaljaryan,
added that it is very much difficult for Armenians of Syria to get
even a temporary citizenship in Armenia, and only 300 out of 1554
Syrian Armenians got temporary citizenship.
Syrian citizen Nairi Lazarian said that Syrian Armenians are in a
hard state. Some of them were arrested on spy charges. "It is clear
that such a policy is not directed specifically against Armenians,
but unfortunately, very often Armenians find themselves in unpleasant
situations. Taking all this into account, the authorities of Armenia
have to create the needed atmosphere for the Syrian Armenians to come
back to their native land and live here, and not to increase the tax
burden, just the same way as it happened with many businessmen from
Syria which were trying to start new business here", - she said.
At present about 80 thsd Armenians live in Syria, mainly in Aleppo
and Damascus.
arminfo
Tuesday, June 19, 22:18
Armenians living in Syria have found themselves in a hard and dangerous
situation because of domestic political fight within the country. To
help local Armenians, the authorities of Armenia should immediately
set up a Council of Coordination of Assistance to Syrian Armenians,
public activist, Karine Hakopyan, said at today's press-conference.
"It is obvious that Armenia cannot interfere in domestic political
events in Syria. It cannot promote or hinder integration of Syrian
Armenians, but it can and is obliged to give shelter to the people
which should leave Syria", - she said and added that Armavia air
company has recently canceled Yerevan-Damascus and Damascus-Yerevan
flights, which is evidence of indifference of the Armenian authorities
to the destiny of Armenians of Syria.
For her part, public activist and journalist, Margarit Alktaljaryan,
added that it is very much difficult for Armenians of Syria to get
even a temporary citizenship in Armenia, and only 300 out of 1554
Syrian Armenians got temporary citizenship.
Syrian citizen Nairi Lazarian said that Syrian Armenians are in a
hard state. Some of them were arrested on spy charges. "It is clear
that such a policy is not directed specifically against Armenians,
but unfortunately, very often Armenians find themselves in unpleasant
situations. Taking all this into account, the authorities of Armenia
have to create the needed atmosphere for the Syrian Armenians to come
back to their native land and live here, and not to increase the tax
burden, just the same way as it happened with many businessmen from
Syria which were trying to start new business here", - she said.
At present about 80 thsd Armenians live in Syria, mainly in Aleppo
and Damascus.