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Int'l community mum on Kessab, U.S. to up Syria rebel support (video)
April 5, 2014 - 16:14 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Over 300 people including representatives of
Armenian, Syrian and Russian social organizations gathered Friday,
April 5 outside Syrian embassy in Moscow to commemorate the victims of
Kessab events.
Located in the northwestern corner of Syria, near the border with
Turkey, Kessab had, until very recently, evaded major battles in the
Syrian conflict. The local Armenian population had increased in
recently years with the city serving as safe haven for those fleeing
from the war-torn cities of Yacubiye, Rakka and Aleppo. On the morning
of March 21 extremist foreign fighters launched a vicious attack on
Kessab civilians, forcing them to flee neighboring Latakia and Bassit.
There are approximately 60 families living in refuge in the Armenian
Apostolic Church in Latakia, sleeping wherever there is space in the
facility.
The participants of the event urged politicians worldwide to harshly
condemn the Turkey-supported attack, to prevent recurrence of the
tragedy in future.
A number of organizations are raising funds for outreach to the Kessab
Armenians. Those include the Armenian Red Cross Society and New
Nakhichevan and Russian Eparchy of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
A number of politicians focused on the tragedy, with Kessab events
discussed during the meetings of President Serzh Sargsyan with the
CSTO chief Nikolay Bordzyuzha and Armenian envoy in Germany Vahan
Hovhannisyan with Bundestag president Norbert Lammert.
At a news conference in Yerevan, the residents of Kessab urged media
to exercise caution while reporting on the town-related events to
avoid misinforming the readers.
Meanwhile, the Coordination Council of Russian-Armenian Organizations
issued an address to Russian President Vladimir Putin and UN Secretary
General Ban Ki-Moon. The statement drew parallels between Kessab
events and the 1915 Armenian Genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman
Turkey.
At the same time, according to Argumenty i Fakty Russian weekly, U.S.
is readying a plan to expand military support to Syrian rebels. The
almost finalized plan envisages expansion of training missions,
increased armed supplies to Jordan-based militant groups. Besides the
U.S., the militant training may involve Saudi Arabia, Jordan, UAE and
France, AiF sources reported.
Related links:
Lifenews: У посольства Сирии в Москве прошла акция в память погиших в Кесае
Новости-Армения: Жители Кесаа призывают СМИ ыть олее
осмотрительными в распространении информации о соытиях в городе
АиФ: Власти США готовы расширить помощь сирийским оевикам
http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/177687/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wipbwsCH1Fw
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
April 5, 2014 - 16:14 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Over 300 people including representatives of
Armenian, Syrian and Russian social organizations gathered Friday,
April 5 outside Syrian embassy in Moscow to commemorate the victims of
Kessab events.
Located in the northwestern corner of Syria, near the border with
Turkey, Kessab had, until very recently, evaded major battles in the
Syrian conflict. The local Armenian population had increased in
recently years with the city serving as safe haven for those fleeing
from the war-torn cities of Yacubiye, Rakka and Aleppo. On the morning
of March 21 extremist foreign fighters launched a vicious attack on
Kessab civilians, forcing them to flee neighboring Latakia and Bassit.
There are approximately 60 families living in refuge in the Armenian
Apostolic Church in Latakia, sleeping wherever there is space in the
facility.
The participants of the event urged politicians worldwide to harshly
condemn the Turkey-supported attack, to prevent recurrence of the
tragedy in future.
A number of organizations are raising funds for outreach to the Kessab
Armenians. Those include the Armenian Red Cross Society and New
Nakhichevan and Russian Eparchy of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
A number of politicians focused on the tragedy, with Kessab events
discussed during the meetings of President Serzh Sargsyan with the
CSTO chief Nikolay Bordzyuzha and Armenian envoy in Germany Vahan
Hovhannisyan with Bundestag president Norbert Lammert.
At a news conference in Yerevan, the residents of Kessab urged media
to exercise caution while reporting on the town-related events to
avoid misinforming the readers.
Meanwhile, the Coordination Council of Russian-Armenian Organizations
issued an address to Russian President Vladimir Putin and UN Secretary
General Ban Ki-Moon. The statement drew parallels between Kessab
events and the 1915 Armenian Genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman
Turkey.
At the same time, according to Argumenty i Fakty Russian weekly, U.S.
is readying a plan to expand military support to Syrian rebels. The
almost finalized plan envisages expansion of training missions,
increased armed supplies to Jordan-based militant groups. Besides the
U.S., the militant training may involve Saudi Arabia, Jordan, UAE and
France, AiF sources reported.
Related links:
Lifenews: У посольства Сирии в Москве прошла акция в память погиших в Кесае
Новости-Армения: Жители Кесаа призывают СМИ ыть олее
осмотрительными в распространении информации о соытиях в городе
АиФ: Власти США готовы расширить помощь сирийским оевикам
http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/177687/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wipbwsCH1Fw
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress