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SYRIAN ARMY HAS ACHIEVED CONSIDERABLE ADVANCEMENT IN KESSAB
Siranuysh Papyan, Interviewer
Interview - Friday, 30 May 2014, 20:10
The legislative presidential elections are drawing nearer and people
are holding celebrations in different provinces. We know that the
armed oppositionist insurgents are worried by such work and people's
activities. This should be considered in the context of international
politics which I divide to two stages: first, on these days a decision
was made to hold a secret meeting headed by Saudi Arabia and Qatar to
see how they can retrieve and regain the lost political position to
ensure the participation or contribution of the world's two powerful
poles, the United States and the EU, with the opposition militants.
They must make two decisions: one, if they support and assist, the
war will last till December, if Bashar Assad remains in office in
the result of the presidential elections as a legitimate president
elected by people's vote, they will double check their plan and make
revisions regarding a final solution of war.
The international political arena facilitates the internal split and
has some sides in this tension see what other military and geographic
areas they can take under their control. Therefore, the national army
tried to take under its control the district of Aleppo, which implies
the roads to north and northeast of Aleppo that may reach the villages
that are close to Turkey and take them under their control. If this
happens, the road will be blocked for the opposition militants who
can penetrate to Aleppo from Turkey's territory.
Do local people expect change in the result of elections?
The expectation is a fulfilled full-fledged democracy. In general,
a public opinion has been shaped that people want to see essential
changes in Syria. Hence, this democratic practice must produce its
output with the right justifications. The second expectation is
economic progress and development of the city after re-election of
the president because the urban planning projects interest a lot
of national and international companies which have come up with
proposals. After the elections these projects will boost economic
activity. I think the international financial organizations should
make investments in the Syrian economy to boost buying capacity and
have economic development.
There are no news from Kessab for several weeks now. What situation
is there now?
The Syrian army has achieved considerable advancement and has got
closer to the square of Kessab. This is optimistic news and a military
added value. This causes tension, nervousness from the point of view of
clashes on the suburbs of Aleppo and Damask. If the militants sustain
losses on one front, they set it off by counteraction in another
place. Therefore, there have been more attacks on both Armenian and
Syrian neighborhoods in Aleppo. I think that the situation in Kessab
will improve in 1-1.5 month and the territory will get under the
Syrian government's control. The people of Kessab have found shelter in
Latakia, we supply them with aid and food with the help of the Syrian
social security authorities. They also receive counseling on civil
rights according to the special laws adopted by the government. One of
them refers to documents on ownership of property in Kessab which have
been left behind in Kessab. The government has given them documents
certifying their ownership of property. Bashar Assad has signed a
law on suspending sales transactions in Kessab. Now one cannot buy
or sell real estate in Kessab to make sure that the real estate owned
by Armenians is not sold by militants who have got hold of Kessab.
Serzh Sargsyan has invited the president of Turkey to Armenia on 24
April 2015. What is your opinion? What challenges does it present?
I think Serzh Sargsyan's invitation to the Turkish president
is an expression of national diplomacy in which the ideology of
dialogue with the adversary is becoming dominant. Within parties
and our circles one may focus on claims more but when diplomatic and
politically complementary statements between nations are concerned,
it acquires another shape, color and definition. In this sense I think
it is high diplomacy and I don't see anything bad in Serzh Sargsyan's
statement. It is a high level diplomatic attempt to make cooperation
and the Armenian issue in a more correct form acceptable by the enemy.
It would be interesting to hear Turkey's response.
If the Turkish president accepts the invitation, Armenia will have
made the first preemptive step in regard to the recognition the
genocide. If it refuses, it will realize that it is a diplomatic game
and what purposes that diplomatic endeavor pursues.
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Siranuysh Papyan, Interviewer
Interview - Friday, 30 May 2014, 20:10
The legislative presidential elections are drawing nearer and people
are holding celebrations in different provinces. We know that the
armed oppositionist insurgents are worried by such work and people's
activities. This should be considered in the context of international
politics which I divide to two stages: first, on these days a decision
was made to hold a secret meeting headed by Saudi Arabia and Qatar to
see how they can retrieve and regain the lost political position to
ensure the participation or contribution of the world's two powerful
poles, the United States and the EU, with the opposition militants.
They must make two decisions: one, if they support and assist, the
war will last till December, if Bashar Assad remains in office in
the result of the presidential elections as a legitimate president
elected by people's vote, they will double check their plan and make
revisions regarding a final solution of war.
The international political arena facilitates the internal split and
has some sides in this tension see what other military and geographic
areas they can take under their control. Therefore, the national army
tried to take under its control the district of Aleppo, which implies
the roads to north and northeast of Aleppo that may reach the villages
that are close to Turkey and take them under their control. If this
happens, the road will be blocked for the opposition militants who
can penetrate to Aleppo from Turkey's territory.
Do local people expect change in the result of elections?
The expectation is a fulfilled full-fledged democracy. In general,
a public opinion has been shaped that people want to see essential
changes in Syria. Hence, this democratic practice must produce its
output with the right justifications. The second expectation is
economic progress and development of the city after re-election of
the president because the urban planning projects interest a lot
of national and international companies which have come up with
proposals. After the elections these projects will boost economic
activity. I think the international financial organizations should
make investments in the Syrian economy to boost buying capacity and
have economic development.
There are no news from Kessab for several weeks now. What situation
is there now?
The Syrian army has achieved considerable advancement and has got
closer to the square of Kessab. This is optimistic news and a military
added value. This causes tension, nervousness from the point of view of
clashes on the suburbs of Aleppo and Damask. If the militants sustain
losses on one front, they set it off by counteraction in another
place. Therefore, there have been more attacks on both Armenian and
Syrian neighborhoods in Aleppo. I think that the situation in Kessab
will improve in 1-1.5 month and the territory will get under the
Syrian government's control. The people of Kessab have found shelter in
Latakia, we supply them with aid and food with the help of the Syrian
social security authorities. They also receive counseling on civil
rights according to the special laws adopted by the government. One of
them refers to documents on ownership of property in Kessab which have
been left behind in Kessab. The government has given them documents
certifying their ownership of property. Bashar Assad has signed a
law on suspending sales transactions in Kessab. Now one cannot buy
or sell real estate in Kessab to make sure that the real estate owned
by Armenians is not sold by militants who have got hold of Kessab.
Serzh Sargsyan has invited the president of Turkey to Armenia on 24
April 2015. What is your opinion? What challenges does it present?
I think Serzh Sargsyan's invitation to the Turkish president
is an expression of national diplomacy in which the ideology of
dialogue with the adversary is becoming dominant. Within parties
and our circles one may focus on claims more but when diplomatic and
politically complementary statements between nations are concerned,
it acquires another shape, color and definition. In this sense I think
it is high diplomacy and I don't see anything bad in Serzh Sargsyan's
statement. It is a high level diplomatic attempt to make cooperation
and the Armenian issue in a more correct form acceptable by the enemy.
It would be interesting to hear Turkey's response.
If the Turkish president accepts the invitation, Armenia will have
made the first preemptive step in regard to the recognition the
genocide. If it refuses, it will realize that it is a diplomatic game
and what purposes that diplomatic endeavor pursues.
- See more at:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/interview/view/32516#sthash.jifLFFD6.dpuf