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ARMENIANS OF SYRIA HAVE NO COMMON STANCE ON THE EVENTS IN THE COUNTRY, EXPERT SAYS
Nvard Davtyan
"Radiolur"
22.06.2012 18:07
Syria is on the threshold of civil war, expert of the Civilization
and Cultural Research Center Hayk Kocharyan told a press conference
in Yerevan today.
The expert rules out the reoccurrence of the Lebanese scenario in case
of Syria. According to him, the great powers have come to understand
that it is impossible to change the power in the country through
external interference.
Hayk Kocharyan recalled the Russian President's statement made on
the sidelines of the G20 summit in Mexico that the people of Syria
must have an opportunity to determine their own future. The opinion
was shared by the US President.
The Yemen scenario co-authored by the United States and Great
Britain is now being discussed. According to it, the President of the
country and his family will be provided security guarantees against
surrendering of power. However, it's hard to assess the vitality of
the program, the expert said, recalling the example of Egypt.
Hayk Kocharyan notes that the opposition Muslim Brothers won the
Egypt elections, but the military forces refuse to accept the results.
According to him, UN Special Envoy Kofi Annan's peace plan was a
chance to avoid further development of events, but it didn't work.
The Armenian community has no common stance on the events in Syria.
Some of them support the authorities, others defend the opposition.
According to Hayk Kocharyan, this brings about tension inside the
community. What should the Republic of Armenia do in this situation?
"It must show that the whole Armenian network will work and help them.
Armenians of Syria must feel this," the expert said.
Hayk Kocharyan considers that the migration of Syrian Armenians
to Armenia must be organized only in case of extreme necessity, in
case their lives are endangered. However, today it's necessary to do
everything not to reach that stage, since in that case we'll lose our
presence in the Middle East. The Syrian community is the largest and
the most organized in the region, the expert said.
Nvard Davtyan
"Radiolur"
22.06.2012 18:07
Syria is on the threshold of civil war, expert of the Civilization
and Cultural Research Center Hayk Kocharyan told a press conference
in Yerevan today.
The expert rules out the reoccurrence of the Lebanese scenario in case
of Syria. According to him, the great powers have come to understand
that it is impossible to change the power in the country through
external interference.
Hayk Kocharyan recalled the Russian President's statement made on
the sidelines of the G20 summit in Mexico that the people of Syria
must have an opportunity to determine their own future. The opinion
was shared by the US President.
The Yemen scenario co-authored by the United States and Great
Britain is now being discussed. According to it, the President of the
country and his family will be provided security guarantees against
surrendering of power. However, it's hard to assess the vitality of
the program, the expert said, recalling the example of Egypt.
Hayk Kocharyan notes that the opposition Muslim Brothers won the
Egypt elections, but the military forces refuse to accept the results.
According to him, UN Special Envoy Kofi Annan's peace plan was a
chance to avoid further development of events, but it didn't work.
The Armenian community has no common stance on the events in Syria.
Some of them support the authorities, others defend the opposition.
According to Hayk Kocharyan, this brings about tension inside the
community. What should the Republic of Armenia do in this situation?
"It must show that the whole Armenian network will work and help them.
Armenians of Syria must feel this," the expert said.
Hayk Kocharyan considers that the migration of Syrian Armenians
to Armenia must be organized only in case of extreme necessity, in
case their lives are endangered. However, today it's necessary to do
everything not to reach that stage, since in that case we'll lose our
presence in the Middle East. The Syrian community is the largest and
the most organized in the region, the expert said.