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EDWARD NALBANDIAN: YEREVAN SUPPORTS BASHAR ASSAD
ARMINFO
Friday, May 31, 12:02
The situation in Syria is very complicate and cannot be called black
and white, Edward Nalbandian, Foreign Minister of Armenia said at
the PACE Bureau Meeting in Yerevan, Friday.
The minister said that Syrian President Bashar Assad enlisted the
support of a part of his citizens a year ago, and the political views
of the given part of Syrians cannot be ignored.
"Many Syrians refuse to support the opposition, as they are not sure
what will happen when the opposition comes to power. We support Assad
as he supported us," the minister said.
The minister said that there is a big Armenian community in Syria and
the official Yerevan is seriously concerned over the situation in that
country. In this light, Nalbandian said, 10,000 Syrian Armenians have
already arrived in Armenia.
Edward Nalbandian said it is necessary to seek peace for Syria and
do it at the second Geneva Conference.
"The first Geneva Conference proved fruitless, as Iran and Saudi
Arabia were not involved in it," the minister said.
From: A. Papazian
ARMINFO
Friday, May 31, 12:02
The situation in Syria is very complicate and cannot be called black
and white, Edward Nalbandian, Foreign Minister of Armenia said at
the PACE Bureau Meeting in Yerevan, Friday.
The minister said that Syrian President Bashar Assad enlisted the
support of a part of his citizens a year ago, and the political views
of the given part of Syrians cannot be ignored.
"Many Syrians refuse to support the opposition, as they are not sure
what will happen when the opposition comes to power. We support Assad
as he supported us," the minister said.
The minister said that there is a big Armenian community in Syria and
the official Yerevan is seriously concerned over the situation in that
country. In this light, Nalbandian said, 10,000 Syrian Armenians have
already arrived in Armenia.
Edward Nalbandian said it is necessary to seek peace for Syria and
do it at the second Geneva Conference.
"The first Geneva Conference proved fruitless, as Iran and Saudi
Arabia were not involved in it," the minister said.
From: A. Papazian