ANTELIAS. – The Diocese of Aleppo of the Armenian Apostolic Church opened a bank account to render assistance to the Armenians who are suffering as a result of the ongoing crisis in Syria.

The official website of the Armenian Church Catholicosate of Cilicia in Antelias, Lebanon, reported the aforesaid.

“The Syrian Armenians continue to bear the consequences of the current crisis. The Syrian Armenians deserve the care of all Armenians. 

“Our compatriots from the Diaspora and Armenia have set up joint fundraising committees and begun sending people’s support to the National Primacy.

“All those who wish to participate in this humanitarian assistance that benefits the [Armenian] nation may transfer their material gifts to the Catholicosate, with these bank accounts opened for this objective:     

“Bank:
“FRANSABANK SAL, Antelias Branch, Lebanon
“Name of account:
CATHOLICOSSAT ARMENIEN DE CILICIE
“IBAN:
“LB87 0001 0002 4753 8500 0030 3501
“SWIFT Code:
“FSAB LBBX,” the respective statement reads, in particular.

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. A group of Armenia parliament members recently visited Syria to assess the situation in the region.