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YEREVAN. – Several members of the Armenian National Assembly (NA) issued a statement on the recent events unrolling in Syria’s predominantly Armenian-populated town of Kessab and surrounding areas.  

“Considering what happened as a massive violation of human rights, we, the Armenian National Assembly deputies, strongly condemn the actions of the Turkish Armed Forces.

“We call upon the Syrian and Turkish authorities to conduct an impartial investigation into the event that occurred, and demand from the international community to give an unambiguous assessment on these heinous human rights violation cases by sending UN observers to the Armenian populated areas of Kessab.   

“We call upon the Government of Armenia to take the necessary measures, and the Armenians around the world to unite efforts to support the protection of the rights of Syrian Armenians,” the statement specifically reads.

As reported earlier, in the early morning on March 21, armed militants from the Jabhat al-Nusra  terrorist group infiltrated into northern Syria’s Latakia Governorate, which is predominantly inhabited by Armenians and Alawites. At present, there is a fierce fight between the Syrian government army and the militants. Numerous displaced Kessab Armenians are currently sheltered in Latakia, Syria. On Sunday, Turkey provided direct assistance to the terrorists by downing a Syrian military plane. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad promised Catholicos Aram I of the Great House of Cilicia of the Armenian Apostolic Church to do everything possible to protect the Armenians in Kessab.

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