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March 27, 2014 Thursday 10:17 AM EST
Armenian lawmakers condemn rebel attack on Syria's border town of Kasab
DAMASCUS March 27
A visiting Armenian parliamentary delegation on Thursday condemned the
rebels' attack on Syria's coastal town of Kasab, where most of the
inhabitants are of Armenian descent, according to the state-run SANA
news agency.
The delegation, headed by parliament member Samvel Farmanyan,
expressed the condemnation of the attack by the Turkey-backed militant
groups on Syria's border town of Kasab, during a meeting with Syrian
President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday, SANA reported.
It said the delegation delivered a message from Armenian President
Serzh Sarkisyan who expressed his condemnation of " terrorist groups
attacks backed by Turkey" against Kasab.
The Armenian delegation voiced full support for the Syrian
government's efforts to restore security and stability to the country
and its efforts to secure the return of the people who have been
displaced to their homes, according to SANA.
For his part, al-Assad warned of the danger of the "Western and
regional-backed terrorism," saying that the extremist ideology poses a
threat of fragmenting the region that has been historically
characterized by cultural and social diversity.
The battles in Kasab which is near the Syria-Turkey border erupted on
Friday, when a large number of armed militant groups infiltrated the
Syrian territories from Turkey, according to SANA news agency.
The Syrian government has accused Turkey of providing support to the
rebels, mainly the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front, who are waging their
attacks from the Turkish side of the borders against Kasab, which is
denied by Ankara.
On Wednesday, Syria's Foreign Ministry urged the U.N. Security Council
to take "all measures required" to condemn "the Turkish involvement in
supporting the armed terrorist groups which attacked Kasab... and to
compel the Turkish government to stop its aggression."
March 27, 2014 Thursday 10:17 AM EST
Armenian lawmakers condemn rebel attack on Syria's border town of Kasab
DAMASCUS March 27
A visiting Armenian parliamentary delegation on Thursday condemned the
rebels' attack on Syria's coastal town of Kasab, where most of the
inhabitants are of Armenian descent, according to the state-run SANA
news agency.
The delegation, headed by parliament member Samvel Farmanyan,
expressed the condemnation of the attack by the Turkey-backed militant
groups on Syria's border town of Kasab, during a meeting with Syrian
President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday, SANA reported.
It said the delegation delivered a message from Armenian President
Serzh Sarkisyan who expressed his condemnation of " terrorist groups
attacks backed by Turkey" against Kasab.
The Armenian delegation voiced full support for the Syrian
government's efforts to restore security and stability to the country
and its efforts to secure the return of the people who have been
displaced to their homes, according to SANA.
For his part, al-Assad warned of the danger of the "Western and
regional-backed terrorism," saying that the extremist ideology poses a
threat of fragmenting the region that has been historically
characterized by cultural and social diversity.
The battles in Kasab which is near the Syria-Turkey border erupted on
Friday, when a large number of armed militant groups infiltrated the
Syrian territories from Turkey, according to SANA news agency.
The Syrian government has accused Turkey of providing support to the
rebels, mainly the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front, who are waging their
attacks from the Turkish side of the borders against Kasab, which is
denied by Ankara.
On Wednesday, Syria's Foreign Ministry urged the U.N. Security Council
to take "all measures required" to condemn "the Turkish involvement in
supporting the armed terrorist groups which attacked Kasab... and to
compel the Turkish government to stop its aggression."