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European Armenian Federation
for Justice & Democracy (EAFJD)
Bedo Kurkjian-Demirdjian, President
tel : +32 2 732 70 26 / 27
Ave. de la Renaissance, 10
Bruxelles, 1000,
Belgique
March 25, 2014
BRUSSELS
To: President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy,
President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso,
President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz,
Dear Sirs,
In the last days, we are very much concerned with what's happening in
Syria, particularly in the region of Kesab, at the north westernmost
border of Syria with Turkey, where Al-Qaeda affiliated extremists
attacked the region from Turkey, and drove the civilian population out
of their homes.
We would like to draw your attention on this matter, and ask you to
intervene and stop the organized attacks on the Armenian population, a
region that is since centuries predominantly inhabited by
Armenians. The civilian population had to be evacuated south to safer
regions along the coastline. They are being hosted by their relatives
and the Armenian community in Latakia, in churches and communal
areas. Armenians all over the world are supporting them, especially
European - Armenian communities, which have strong ties to Kesab.
In Syria, where the largest Armenian community of the Middle East
exists, and since the conflict in the country, Armenians are very
aware of Turkey's role in assisting the extremists. For us, Turkey is
continuing her genocidal policy against the Armenians, against the
Armenian community in Syria. What was not wiped out in the deserts of
Syria in 1915 is now being annihilated by the current Turkish state.
You, Presidents of EU Institutions - the EU, a Nobel peace prize
holder - have the authority today to stop Turkey's aggression against
the Armenians of Kesab, and stop the uprooting of a minority group,
which already twice has been the target of Turkey's
intolerance. Giving ground, assistance and intelligence for
cross-border attacks to Al-Qaeda extremists, to target a civilian
population should not be tolerated.
In the past, EU countries have given considerable humanitarian aid to
Armenians fleeing the Ottoman Turkish persecutions. Today, they are
being persecuted anew. We urge you to immediately call on Turkey to
stop assisting these extremist groups in attacking the Armenian
population of the region, and in cooperation with Kristalina
Georgieva, EU Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian
Aid and Crisis Response, to direct immediate humanitarian assistance
to the displaced population of Kesab, currently sheltered in
Latakia. What they need now is assistance and support - until they get
on their feet again, and rebuild their villages, something that they
already have done twice.
Given the urgency of the matter, we are ready to meet you, or other EU
senior officials, any given moment, to discuss matters of humanitarian
aid for Kesabtsis and Syrian Armenians in general.
Sincerely yours,
Kaspar Karampetian,
President,
European Armenian Federation for Justice and Democracy
From: A. Papazian
for Justice & Democracy (EAFJD)
Bedo Kurkjian-Demirdjian, President
tel : +32 2 732 70 26 / 27
Ave. de la Renaissance, 10
Bruxelles, 1000,
Belgique
March 25, 2014
BRUSSELS
To: President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy,
President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso,
President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz,
Dear Sirs,
In the last days, we are very much concerned with what's happening in
Syria, particularly in the region of Kesab, at the north westernmost
border of Syria with Turkey, where Al-Qaeda affiliated extremists
attacked the region from Turkey, and drove the civilian population out
of their homes.
We would like to draw your attention on this matter, and ask you to
intervene and stop the organized attacks on the Armenian population, a
region that is since centuries predominantly inhabited by
Armenians. The civilian population had to be evacuated south to safer
regions along the coastline. They are being hosted by their relatives
and the Armenian community in Latakia, in churches and communal
areas. Armenians all over the world are supporting them, especially
European - Armenian communities, which have strong ties to Kesab.
In Syria, where the largest Armenian community of the Middle East
exists, and since the conflict in the country, Armenians are very
aware of Turkey's role in assisting the extremists. For us, Turkey is
continuing her genocidal policy against the Armenians, against the
Armenian community in Syria. What was not wiped out in the deserts of
Syria in 1915 is now being annihilated by the current Turkish state.
You, Presidents of EU Institutions - the EU, a Nobel peace prize
holder - have the authority today to stop Turkey's aggression against
the Armenians of Kesab, and stop the uprooting of a minority group,
which already twice has been the target of Turkey's
intolerance. Giving ground, assistance and intelligence for
cross-border attacks to Al-Qaeda extremists, to target a civilian
population should not be tolerated.
In the past, EU countries have given considerable humanitarian aid to
Armenians fleeing the Ottoman Turkish persecutions. Today, they are
being persecuted anew. We urge you to immediately call on Turkey to
stop assisting these extremist groups in attacking the Armenian
population of the region, and in cooperation with Kristalina
Georgieva, EU Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian
Aid and Crisis Response, to direct immediate humanitarian assistance
to the displaced population of Kesab, currently sheltered in
Latakia. What they need now is assistance and support - until they get
on their feet again, and rebuild their villages, something that they
already have done twice.
Given the urgency of the matter, we are ready to meet you, or other EU
senior officials, any given moment, to discuss matters of humanitarian
aid for Kesabtsis and Syrian Armenians in general.
Sincerely yours,
Kaspar Karampetian,
President,
European Armenian Federation for Justice and Democracy
From: A. Papazian