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ORIENTALIST: MILITARY INTERVENTION WILL NOT RESOLVE SYRIAN CONFLICT
"Aleppo-based Armenians are in a difficult situation as a blockade
was imposed on the city a few days ago, with Internet and mobile phone
services being cut," Orientalist Araks Pashayan told the correspondent
of Aysor.am, when commenting on Syria crisis and the plight of Syrian
Armenians.
She expressed an opinion that the Armenian side should have reacted
earlier in order to find out who of the Syrian Armenians wanted to
leave the city.
"It will be difficult to evacuate Armenians from Aleppo now, but
our authorities and the Catholicosate of Cilicia in Antelias should
combine their efforts and help Syrian Armenians," Pashayan noted.
In her words, the problem of Syrian Armenians should become a key
theme of national consolidation.
"Diaspora organizations too should have reacted earlier. We should
have taken a more compassionate attitude towards Syrian Armenians who
are our compatriots, even though they are Syrian citizens," she said.
Discussing Syria crisis, Ms. Pashayan said that on September 9 the
U.S. Congress will discuss launching a military strike against Syria.
"Military action against Syria will become one of the shameful pages
of the foreign policy of the U.S. which has already made several
unsuccessful attempts of intervention. Military intervention will not
resolve the Syrian conflict, but it will worsen the situation in that
country," Araks Pashayan noted.
She stressed that military strikes against Syria will cause civilian
casualties as well, which is a tragedy.
http://www.aysor.am/en/news/2013/09/03/araqs-pashayan-syria-1/
"Aleppo-based Armenians are in a difficult situation as a blockade
was imposed on the city a few days ago, with Internet and mobile phone
services being cut," Orientalist Araks Pashayan told the correspondent
of Aysor.am, when commenting on Syria crisis and the plight of Syrian
Armenians.
She expressed an opinion that the Armenian side should have reacted
earlier in order to find out who of the Syrian Armenians wanted to
leave the city.
"It will be difficult to evacuate Armenians from Aleppo now, but
our authorities and the Catholicosate of Cilicia in Antelias should
combine their efforts and help Syrian Armenians," Pashayan noted.
In her words, the problem of Syrian Armenians should become a key
theme of national consolidation.
"Diaspora organizations too should have reacted earlier. We should
have taken a more compassionate attitude towards Syrian Armenians who
are our compatriots, even though they are Syrian citizens," she said.
Discussing Syria crisis, Ms. Pashayan said that on September 9 the
U.S. Congress will discuss launching a military strike against Syria.
"Military action against Syria will become one of the shameful pages
of the foreign policy of the U.S. which has already made several
unsuccessful attempts of intervention. Military intervention will not
resolve the Syrian conflict, but it will worsen the situation in that
country," Araks Pashayan noted.
She stressed that military strikes against Syria will cause civilian
casualties as well, which is a tragedy.
http://www.aysor.am/en/news/2013/09/03/araqs-pashayan-syria-1/