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Anadolu Agency (AA), Turkey
February 22, 2013 Friday
Aid from Armenians to be delivered by Red Crescent
Relief collected by the Armenian community in Turkey including food
and clothing will be delivered to the Armenians in Syria via the
Turkish Red Crescent.
President of Turkish Red Crescent Ahmet Lutfi Akar stated to AA that
Acting Armenian Patriarch Aram Atesyan requested an appointment where
he stated that the Syrians living in Turkey were also struggling to
live under difficult conditions.
Stating that Armenia provided some financial support, however it was
insufficient, Akar said that Atesyan requested their help and said,
"We have the authority to go to the border of a country and help the
citizens of that country. Government officials and NGOs aren't
permitted to do this. We can deliver help at the border before the
observers from Red Cross and Red Crescent. I said that I'd be pleased
to deliver the relief material to the Syrian Armenian Group."
Emphasizing that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan
emphasized to help everyone in Syria regardless of their ethnicity,
Akar said, "We try to help Arabs, Turkmens, Kurds, Armenians, whoever
lives there with whatever they need, at the border."
Stating that the Armenians mainly resided in Aleppo and Damascus, Akar
said, "We will deliver the relief materials collected by the Armenian
community to the representatives of the churches in Aleppo. We provide
help to the ones in need regardless of their religion due to our
beliefs and customs. We supported the victims of the Philippines flood
and the Haiti earthquake. Religion, ethnicity, language or gender of
the victims don't matter for us, we will provide help regardless of
all these."
February 22, 2013 Friday
Aid from Armenians to be delivered by Red Crescent
Relief collected by the Armenian community in Turkey including food
and clothing will be delivered to the Armenians in Syria via the
Turkish Red Crescent.
President of Turkish Red Crescent Ahmet Lutfi Akar stated to AA that
Acting Armenian Patriarch Aram Atesyan requested an appointment where
he stated that the Syrians living in Turkey were also struggling to
live under difficult conditions.
Stating that Armenia provided some financial support, however it was
insufficient, Akar said that Atesyan requested their help and said,
"We have the authority to go to the border of a country and help the
citizens of that country. Government officials and NGOs aren't
permitted to do this. We can deliver help at the border before the
observers from Red Cross and Red Crescent. I said that I'd be pleased
to deliver the relief material to the Syrian Armenian Group."
Emphasizing that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan
emphasized to help everyone in Syria regardless of their ethnicity,
Akar said, "We try to help Arabs, Turkmens, Kurds, Armenians, whoever
lives there with whatever they need, at the border."
Stating that the Armenians mainly resided in Aleppo and Damascus, Akar
said, "We will deliver the relief materials collected by the Armenian
community to the representatives of the churches in Aleppo. We provide
help to the ones in need regardless of their religion due to our
beliefs and customs. We supported the victims of the Philippines flood
and the Haiti earthquake. Religion, ethnicity, language or gender of
the victims don't matter for us, we will provide help regardless of
all these."