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HIS HOLINESS ARAM I FOLLOWS CLOSELY THE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE KESSAB REGION
14:24 24.03.2014
Aram I, Kessab, Syrian Armenians
On Friday, 21 March, early in the morning, His Holiness Aram I was
informed of the assault and bombardment of the radical rebel forces
from Turkey on Kessab, the historical Armenian region near the Turkish
border. After consultation with the Armenian clergy and community
leaders in Latakia, Aleppo, Damascus and Lebanon, the Catholicos
demanded that the Syrian authorities protect the Armenian population
of the region.
On Saturday evening, the Ambassador of Syria to Lebanon visited the
Catholicos, accompanied by Hagop Pakradouni, Member of Parliament,
and Hagop Khatcherian, member of the Bureau of the Tashnak Party. The
Ambassador assured the Catholicos that the state will do its utmost to
restore security in Kessab. The Ambassador also informed the Catholicos
that the army had moved the population of Kessab to safety in Latakia,
because the militants, who had been armed by the Turkish authorities,
have already penetrated tents in Kessab.
On Sunday, during the Holy Liturgy, His Holiness invited the faithful
to pray for the Armenian population of Kessab, who 100 years after the
genocide had become refugees by an action instigated by Turkey. He
then sent a delegation consisting of priests to assess the needs of
the refugees.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/03/24/his-holiness-aram-i-follows-closely-the-developments-in-the-kessab-region/
14:24 24.03.2014
Aram I, Kessab, Syrian Armenians
On Friday, 21 March, early in the morning, His Holiness Aram I was
informed of the assault and bombardment of the radical rebel forces
from Turkey on Kessab, the historical Armenian region near the Turkish
border. After consultation with the Armenian clergy and community
leaders in Latakia, Aleppo, Damascus and Lebanon, the Catholicos
demanded that the Syrian authorities protect the Armenian population
of the region.
On Saturday evening, the Ambassador of Syria to Lebanon visited the
Catholicos, accompanied by Hagop Pakradouni, Member of Parliament,
and Hagop Khatcherian, member of the Bureau of the Tashnak Party. The
Ambassador assured the Catholicos that the state will do its utmost to
restore security in Kessab. The Ambassador also informed the Catholicos
that the army had moved the population of Kessab to safety in Latakia,
because the militants, who had been armed by the Turkish authorities,
have already penetrated tents in Kessab.
On Sunday, during the Holy Liturgy, His Holiness invited the faithful
to pray for the Armenian population of Kessab, who 100 years after the
genocide had become refugees by an action instigated by Turkey. He
then sent a delegation consisting of priests to assess the needs of
the refugees.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/03/24/his-holiness-aram-i-follows-closely-the-developments-in-the-kessab-region/