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EXISTENCE OF SYRIAN ARMENIANS UNDER THREAT, OFFICIAL YEREVAN MUST TAKE ACTION - FORMER FM
news.am
June 27, 2012 | 14:09
YEREVAN.- Former Armenian FM, member of Prosperous Armenia Party Vartan
Oskanian considers existence of Syrian Armenians is under threat.
"Sixty thousand Armenians live in Syria, 45 thousand of them in
Aleppo. The community in Aleppo was the first Armenian community
formed after the Genocide, later its branches spread throughout the
Middle East," he wrote on his Facebook.
On Tuesday Bashar al-Assad admitted Syria is in a state of war,
Oskanian said, adding that given the ethnic and religious system of
Syria, the country may be involved in a large-scale civil war.
"Being an Aleppo Armenian I am in touch with my friends and relatives.
Yesterday I learnt that not a single Armenian official visited Syria
within at least eight months," he said, adding that the locals do
not feel support of the Motherland.
He called on official Yerevan to make certain moves to help Syrian
Armenians. Oskanian considers a representative of the Armenian
government must visit Aleppo to consolidate the local Armenian
organizations and elaborate a program on further steps.
news.am
June 27, 2012 | 14:09
YEREVAN.- Former Armenian FM, member of Prosperous Armenia Party Vartan
Oskanian considers existence of Syrian Armenians is under threat.
"Sixty thousand Armenians live in Syria, 45 thousand of them in
Aleppo. The community in Aleppo was the first Armenian community
formed after the Genocide, later its branches spread throughout the
Middle East," he wrote on his Facebook.
On Tuesday Bashar al-Assad admitted Syria is in a state of war,
Oskanian said, adding that given the ethnic and religious system of
Syria, the country may be involved in a large-scale civil war.
"Being an Aleppo Armenian I am in touch with my friends and relatives.
Yesterday I learnt that not a single Armenian official visited Syria
within at least eight months," he said, adding that the locals do
not feel support of the Motherland.
He called on official Yerevan to make certain moves to help Syrian
Armenians. Oskanian considers a representative of the Armenian
government must visit Aleppo to consolidate the local Armenian
organizations and elaborate a program on further steps.