Armenia’s government keeps focus on Syrian Armenians – premier

|

USD

386.2

EUR

435.48

RUB

4.8047

GEL

141

28.03.2014, 11:33

Armenia’s premier Tigran Sargsyan stressed the importance of measures to help ethnic Armenians in Syria, after the situation aggravated at Syria-Turkey border recently.

Armenia’s government keeps focus on Syrian Armenians – premier

YEREVAN, March 28. /ARKA/. Armenia’s premier Tigran Sargsyan stressed the importance of measures to help ethnic Armenians in Syria, after the situation aggravated at Syria-Turkey border recently.

Having violated the international law Turkey opened a fire at Armenian-populated villages in Kessab and let the rebellions take over the region recently.

The premier said the society should be informed about the government’s measures to help solve problems of ethnic Armenian in Syria. The allegations that the government ignores the issue are false, Sargsyan said.

Thousands of ethnic Armenians live in Kessab that is located at the border between Syria and Turkey. The large Armenian community of the region had its community and party organizations, schools and hospitals. –0--

Russian Foreign Minister to visit Armenia on May 20-21

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will visit Armenia on May 20-21 on a working visit. According to the press service of the Russian Foreign Ministry, his detailed talks with his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan are planned, and conversations with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and President Vahagn Khachaturyan are expected.

19.05.2025 14:32

Armenia proposed to Cyprus to raise bilateral cooperation to a strategic level

The Armenian side proposed to raise relations with Cyprus to the level of strategic cooperation, said Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia Alen Simonyan in Yerevan at a press conference with the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Cyprus Anita Dimitriou.

19.05.2025 14:10

Head of Yerevan's Nor Nork district resigned after a recent scandalous incident in prefecture

The head of Yerevan's Nor Nork administrative district Tigran Ter-Margaryan resigned after a recent scandalous incident in the prefecture.

19.05.2025 14:08

Armenia and EU review support for refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh

Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan met on Friday with the head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Vasilis Maragos to review the needs of refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh.

16.05.2025 15:30

Yerevan and Baku very close to reaching agreement - EU High Representative

Baku and Yerevan are very close to reaching an agreement, says EC Vice-President, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas.

16.05.2025 14:43

Ursula von der Leyen: finalization of peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan is a major step forward

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called the finalization of the peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan an important step forward.

16.05.2025 14:32

Russian ambassador calls senior Armenian military officer’s statements 'false and blasphemous'

In an open letter to the Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan, Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopyrkin referred to a statement made by Artsrun Hovhannisyan, the head of the Command and Staff Institute of the Military Academy of the Armenian Defense Ministry and former press secretary of the Armenian Defense Ministry, in a recent interview with the Public Television of Armenia.

16.05.2025 12:44

The content of the text of the peace treaty with Azerbaijan is concealed from the Armenian public - opposition MP

The content of the text of the peace treaty with Azerbaijan is not disclosed and is withheld from the Armenian public, Secretary of the Armenian National Assembly opposition faction “I Have Honor” Tigran Abrahamyan said.

16.05.2025 11:38