Kaspar Karampetian, President of the European Armenian Federation for Justice and Democracy (ANC of Europe), sent a letter to the President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy; the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso; and the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz.
The letter is with respect to the recent developments in Syria’s predominantly Armenian-populated town of Kessab, Asbarez reported.
“We would like to draw your attention on this matter, and ask you to intervene and stop the organized attacks on the Armenian population, a region that is since centuries predominantly inhabited by Armenians.
“Armenians are very aware of Turkey’s role in assisting the extremists. For us, Turkey is continuing her genocidal policy against the Armenians.
“You have the authority today to stop Turkey’s aggression against the Armenians of Kessab, and stop the uprooting of a minority group, which already twice has been the target of Turkey’s intolerance. Giving ground, assistance and intelligence for cross-border attacks to Al-Qaeda extremists, to target a civilian population should not be tolerated.
“We urge you to immediately call on Turkey to stop assisting these extremist groups in attacking the Armenian population of the region, and in cooperation with Kristalina Georgieva, EU Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, to direct immediate humanitarian assistance to the displaced population of Kessab, currently sheltered in Latakia,” Karampetian’s letter specifically reads.
In the early morning on March 21, armed militants from the Jabhat al-Nusra Islamic terrorist group infiltrated into northern Syria’s Latakia Governorate, which is predominantly inhabited by Armenians and Alawites, from four directions. Two large groups of terrorists had launched the attack from Turkey. About 600 Kessab-Armenian families are currently sheltered in Latakia city. On March 23, Turkish fighter planes downed a Syrian military aircraft that was conducting a mission against the Islamic terrorists in Kessab. On Monday, a group of Armenia parliament members headed to Syria to assess the situation in the country.
