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    Hovhannesyan: There Is An Attempt To Turn Arabs Against Armenians

    http://www.arfd.info/2012/11/09/hovhannesyan-there-is-an-attempt-to-turn-arabs-against-armenians/
    November 9, 2012


    On November 8, `Help Your Brother' civic initiative sent the third
    cargo airplane with humanitarian aid to Aleppo, Syria. Upon the
    arrival of the cargo Arab some media reported that the aid was
    intended for the Armenian community despite the continuous
    announcement on behalf of the organizers that the aid will be
    distributed not only to Armenians but to Syrians as well.
    ARF-D MP, Vahan Hovhannesyan and coordinator of `Help Your Brother'
    efforts when asked by yerkir.am said `this is a misunderstanding, an
    artificially created misunderstanding because both the Armenian
    Prelacy in Aleppo and Syria's Red Crescent are registered as the aid's
    recipients. They receive the cargo together and so, to speak about
    discrimination in this case, is clearly a misunderstanding and an
    artificial one' Hovhannesyan said. He also mentioned that when the
    first cargo was distributed everyone saw that it was supplied to
    Syrian families in need, too. `We never kept it a secret, that `Help
    Your Brother''s incentive was the difficult situation that our
    compatriots face. But we understand perfectly that they have Syrian
    brothers, neighbors whom they are close to and with whom they share
    not only friendly but brotherly relations, as well. Naturally, when we
    speak about helping not only the Armenians do we have on our minds but
    the Syrians, also'.
    Hovhannesyan is sure that this attempt could be in the profit of some
    political groups and that they have always tried to pull the Armenian
    community into the conflict. `Armenians keep their neutrality; they
    are lawful citizens of Syria, they don't get in the conflict. And
    since any other effort to drag them in has failed they are now trying
    to achieve that with irresponsible statements and turn Arab circles
    against the Armenians, even in regard to living conditions. It is not
    happening on the political level and they have focused on living
    conditions. These are merely fabrications but for circles who are not
    developed this could have dangerous consequences and lead to more
    pressure on the Armenians' Hovhannesyan stressed.

    Lilit Galstyan, `Help Your Brother' Co-ordinator, when interviewed by
    1in.am (November 11) said that for the time being `Help Your Brother'
    is able to help Armenians who came from Syria, only with food supplies
    and blankets. Commenting on the assistance provided to Armenians from
    Syria, by `Help Your Brother' and AGBU Galstyan pointed out that they
    are in position of helping to a certain extent `from its part, the
    state must provide jobs, housing so they can at least, temporarily
    make it through. Since the war in Syria doesn't seem to be coming to
    an end soon and many are thinking of settling down in Armenia, the
    solution to these problems must be a priority' Galstyan said.

    `Help Your Brother' Initiative's Third Cargo

    The civic initiative that has mobilized hundreds of thousands of
    Armenians in home and abroad sent a third cargo plane to Aleppo, on
    November 8. Previously and according to an earlier agreement, the
    cargo was landed in Erzerum, Turkey in order to be inspected before
    reaching its destination. The inspection was thorough with the Turkish
    authorities taking samples of the aid packages.

    13 tons of food were sent with an Air Armenia cargo plane for the
    relief of Aleppo's population and the distribution started on November
    11.




    From: A. Papazian
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