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THE SYRIAN ISSUE IN THE SPOTLIGHT OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WESTERN ARMENIA
Lilit Muradyan
"Radiolur"
18:16 28.02.2013
The number of Armenians currently residing in Syria exceeds 200
thousand. Today their fate depends on funds and their presidents,
Head of the National Council of Western Armenian Armenak Abrahamyan
told reporters today.
According to him, last November $21 and $10 mln were raised in the
US and France respectively. The donators had initially promised to
allocate the money to help the working groups establish and maintain
relations with other resident peoples, ensure the security of the
regions, organize the self-defense and guarantee the protect human
rights. However, the benefactors say now that they will provide the
money only after peace is established.
Even in that case the sums will be spent on the reconstruction of
buildings and construction of new ones, he said.
If we fail to help organize the self-defense, Armenians will not
manage to survive in Syria, member of the Council Tigran Pashabezyan
said, adding that the issue cannot be left to the NGOs and charity
foundations.
"The issue of security of Syrian Armenians should be of nationwide
significance. We must focus attention of the issue. We must have
programs and resoluteness to resist the crisis," he said.
Lilit Muradyan
"Radiolur"
18:16 28.02.2013
The number of Armenians currently residing in Syria exceeds 200
thousand. Today their fate depends on funds and their presidents,
Head of the National Council of Western Armenian Armenak Abrahamyan
told reporters today.
According to him, last November $21 and $10 mln were raised in the
US and France respectively. The donators had initially promised to
allocate the money to help the working groups establish and maintain
relations with other resident peoples, ensure the security of the
regions, organize the self-defense and guarantee the protect human
rights. However, the benefactors say now that they will provide the
money only after peace is established.
Even in that case the sums will be spent on the reconstruction of
buildings and construction of new ones, he said.
If we fail to help organize the self-defense, Armenians will not
manage to survive in Syria, member of the Council Tigran Pashabezyan
said, adding that the issue cannot be left to the NGOs and charity
foundations.
"The issue of security of Syrian Armenians should be of nationwide
significance. We must focus attention of the issue. We must have
programs and resoluteness to resist the crisis," he said.