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ARMENIAN MPS MEET KESSAB ARMENIANS IN LATAKIA
21:19 26.03.2014
Armenians, Kessab, Syria
Most of Kessab Armenians have found refuge in the St. Astvatsatsin
Church in latakia and the nearby school, MP Samvel Farmanyan told
Tert.am. Farmanyan left for Syria on March 24 with a group of
lawmakers.
Today the Armenian MPs met with Kessab Armenians. "I should say
the impression was shocking. The situation was 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 Armenins were encouraged by the visit of the
Armenian delegation. "We conveyed a very important message to them:
this is a problem of the whole Armenian nation, not a separate sector
of it," he added.
"These are tragic events, which cannot but bring forward obvious
parallels with the events of 100 years ago - the Armenian Genocide,"
the MP said.
Upon their return to Armenia, the lawmakers will present their
proposals to the National Assembly and the Government; after which
the future steps will be determined and the mechanisms of possible
aid will be worked out.
Today the Armenian delegation will return from Latakia to Damascus.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/03/26/armenian-mps-meet-kessab-armenians-in-latakia/
21:19 26.03.2014
Armenians, Kessab, Syria
Most of Kessab Armenians have found refuge in the St. Astvatsatsin
Church in latakia and the nearby school, MP Samvel Farmanyan told
Tert.am. Farmanyan left for Syria on March 24 with a group of
lawmakers.
Today the Armenian MPs met with Kessab Armenians. "I should say
the impression was shocking. The situation was 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 Armenins were encouraged by the visit of the
Armenian delegation. "We conveyed a very important message to them:
this is a problem of the whole Armenian nation, not a separate sector
of it," he added.
"These are tragic events, which cannot but bring forward obvious
parallels with the events of 100 years ago - the Armenian Genocide,"
the MP said.
Upon their return to Armenia, the lawmakers will present their
proposals to the National Assembly and the Government; after which
the future steps will be determined and the mechanisms of possible
aid will be worked out.
Today the Armenian delegation will return from Latakia to Damascus.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/03/26/armenian-mps-meet-kessab-armenians-in-latakia/