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ARMENIAN LAWMAKERS MEET KESSAB ARMENIANS IN LATAKIA
http://asbarez.com/121149/armenian-lawmakers-meet-kessab-armenians-in-latakia/
Wednesday, March 26th, 2014
Member of the Armenian National Assembly Samvel Farmanyan speaks
to a journalist in the courtyard of an Armenian church in Latakia,
where scores of Armenian avacuees are being sheltered
LATAKIA (ArmRadio)--Many of Kessab's Armenians have found refuge at St.
Astvatsatsin Church in Latakia and the nearby school, Member of the
Armenian National Assembly Samvel Farmanyan told Tert.am. Farmanyan
left for Syria on March 24 with a group of lawmakers.
On Wednesday the Armenian members of parliament met with Kessab
Armenians. "I should say the impression was shocking. The situation
is like the one we have read about in textbooks and literature about
the Armenian Genocide, in the memories of Genocide survivors," Samvel
Farmanyan said.
The Governor, the Mayor and other high-ranking officials in Latakia
have assured the Armenian delegation that the Syrian government is
taking all possible measures to ensure the return of Kessab Armenians
to their native lands.
Farmanyan said Kessab Armenians were encouraged by the visit of the
parliamentary delegation. "We conveyed a very important message to
them: this is a problem of the whole Armenian nation, not an individual
sector of it," he added.
"These are tragic events, which cannot but bring forth obvious
parallels with the events of 100 years ago - the Armenian Genocide,"
the lawmaker said.
Upon their return to Armenia, the members of parliament will present
their proposals to the National Assembly and the government, after
which the future steps will be determined and the details of possible
aid will be worked out.
Meanwhile in Yerevan, representatives of the Armenian Revolutionary
Federation of Syria Nerses Sardisian and Karo Yuzbashian met with
journalists to speak about the Kessab events and the future of Syrian
Armenians. They have hope that Armenians will again return to Kessab.
The Syrian Armenians stressed that Turks opened the border and helped
the terrorists enter Armenian-populated Kessab. They are urging the
international community to condemn Turkey's actions.
"The Turkish factor in Kessab was apparent both in their political
support and their contribution to the incursion of armed units into
Syria. The Armenian authorities can use this fact to reveal the
real face of Turkey ahead of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian
Genocide," Karo Yuzbashian said.
Nerses Sargisian said several Armenian families did not manage to
leave the city, and their fate is unknown. Most of those who managed to
escape have found refuge in Latakia and must now wait with uncertainty.
Will this lead to another inflow of Syrian Armenians to Armenia? Karo
Yuzbashian said the first direction of every Syrian Armenia leaving
the country is Armenia or Artsakh. The farmers settle in Arsakh,
while craftsmen prefer Armenia.
The Syrian Armenians stressed it's important for international
structures to condemn the role of Turkey in the recent events like
the Armenian National Committees in Europe and in the US have done.
http://asbarez.com/121149/armenian-lawmakers-meet-kessab-armenians-in-latakia/
Wednesday, March 26th, 2014
Member of the Armenian National Assembly Samvel Farmanyan speaks
to a journalist in the courtyard of an Armenian church in Latakia,
where scores of Armenian avacuees are being sheltered
LATAKIA (ArmRadio)--Many of Kessab's Armenians have found refuge at St.
Astvatsatsin Church in Latakia and the nearby school, Member of the
Armenian National Assembly Samvel Farmanyan told Tert.am. Farmanyan
left for Syria on March 24 with a group of lawmakers.
On Wednesday the Armenian members of parliament met with Kessab
Armenians. "I should say the impression was shocking. The situation
is like the one we have read about in textbooks and literature about
the Armenian Genocide, in the memories of Genocide survivors," Samvel
Farmanyan said.
The Governor, the Mayor and other high-ranking officials in Latakia
have assured the Armenian delegation that the Syrian government is
taking all possible measures to ensure the return of Kessab Armenians
to their native lands.
Farmanyan said Kessab Armenians were encouraged by the visit of the
parliamentary delegation. "We conveyed a very important message to
them: this is a problem of the whole Armenian nation, not an individual
sector of it," he added.
"These are tragic events, which cannot but bring forth obvious
parallels with the events of 100 years ago - the Armenian Genocide,"
the lawmaker said.
Upon their return to Armenia, the members of parliament will present
their proposals to the National Assembly and the government, after
which the future steps will be determined and the details of possible
aid will be worked out.
Meanwhile in Yerevan, representatives of the Armenian Revolutionary
Federation of Syria Nerses Sardisian and Karo Yuzbashian met with
journalists to speak about the Kessab events and the future of Syrian
Armenians. They have hope that Armenians will again return to Kessab.
The Syrian Armenians stressed that Turks opened the border and helped
the terrorists enter Armenian-populated Kessab. They are urging the
international community to condemn Turkey's actions.
"The Turkish factor in Kessab was apparent both in their political
support and their contribution to the incursion of armed units into
Syria. The Armenian authorities can use this fact to reveal the
real face of Turkey ahead of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian
Genocide," Karo Yuzbashian said.
Nerses Sargisian said several Armenian families did not manage to
leave the city, and their fate is unknown. Most of those who managed to
escape have found refuge in Latakia and must now wait with uncertainty.
Will this lead to another inflow of Syrian Armenians to Armenia? Karo
Yuzbashian said the first direction of every Syrian Armenia leaving
the country is Armenia or Artsakh. The farmers settle in Arsakh,
while craftsmen prefer Armenia.
The Syrian Armenians stressed it's important for international
structures to condemn the role of Turkey in the recent events like
the Armenian National Committees in Europe and in the US have done.