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SPECIALIST DOES NOT EXCLUDE POSSIBILITY OF CLASHES NEAR ARMENIAN DISTRICT OF ALEPPO
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http://armenpress.am/eng/news/727433/specialist-does-not-exclude-possibility-of-clashes-near-armenian-district-of-aleppo.html
17:37, 26 July, 2013
YEREVAN, JULY 26, ARMENPRESS: Armenian community of Syria faces serious
problems and it is not excluded the number of victims among Armenians
will increase. On July 26 during press conference such opinion
expressed specialist on oriental studies Armen Petrosyan. "Governmental
forces are going to implement special operation in order to throw
away the opposition forces from central parts of the country, which
can become reason of battles near Armenian district of Aleppo,"
he said adding that representatives of Armenian community will face
difficult problems, reports "Armenpress".
In his words in this situation it will be difficult for Syrian
Armenians to leave the country immediately. "It is not a case
of decision either of Armenian government or individual Syrian
Armenians. It must be decided by authorities of Armenian community
and such decision can be made only after long discussions," he said
highlighting that the blockade of Aleppo can create extra difficulties
in case if Armenians decide to leave the country. He reminded the
last case when armed forces fired the bus transferring Armenians in
result of which an Armenian woman was died.
Armenian government supports Syria as it can. "Our government does its
best in order to support Syrian-Armenians in financial, diplomatic
and other spheres," said Petrosyan noticing that it si the problem
not only of the government but also of all Armenians.
By the UN data, during the two-year bloodshed in Syria more than 100
thousands of people have fallen victims. Currently 4,5 million refugees
live in Syria and 1,5 million - in the neighboring countries. Several
tens of Armenians have been killed in the result of the collisions.
[ Part 2.2: "Attached Text" ]
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/727433/specialist-does-not-exclude-possibility-of-clashes-near-armenian-district-of-aleppo.html
17:37, 26 July, 2013
YEREVAN, JULY 26, ARMENPRESS: Armenian community of Syria faces serious
problems and it is not excluded the number of victims among Armenians
will increase. On July 26 during press conference such opinion
expressed specialist on oriental studies Armen Petrosyan. "Governmental
forces are going to implement special operation in order to throw
away the opposition forces from central parts of the country, which
can become reason of battles near Armenian district of Aleppo,"
he said adding that representatives of Armenian community will face
difficult problems, reports "Armenpress".
In his words in this situation it will be difficult for Syrian
Armenians to leave the country immediately. "It is not a case
of decision either of Armenian government or individual Syrian
Armenians. It must be decided by authorities of Armenian community
and such decision can be made only after long discussions," he said
highlighting that the blockade of Aleppo can create extra difficulties
in case if Armenians decide to leave the country. He reminded the
last case when armed forces fired the bus transferring Armenians in
result of which an Armenian woman was died.
Armenian government supports Syria as it can. "Our government does its
best in order to support Syrian-Armenians in financial, diplomatic
and other spheres," said Petrosyan noticing that it si the problem
not only of the government but also of all Armenians.
By the UN data, during the two-year bloodshed in Syria more than 100
thousands of people have fallen victims. Currently 4,5 million refugees
live in Syria and 1,5 million - in the neighboring countries. Several
tens of Armenians have been killed in the result of the collisions.