YEREVAN. – If the opposition comes to power in Syria, as it was in Egypt, the situation will be bad for the Armenian community, expert in Arab studies Armen Petrosyan said at a press conference on Thursday.

At the moment the situation over the community is concerning despite Armenian MFA’s efforts in this direction.

“The problem of the Armenians in Syria is not local or does not refer only to Armenia, but to all Armenians, as an entire community is in danger,” the expert said adding in case Syrian opposition comes to power, according to its ideology, there will be no place for other faiths.

“There are two tasks: to preserve the Armenian community in Syria and to be able to re-populate the community in case of necessity. Anyway, the condition of the community will not be the same as Syria is likely to face escalation of situation,” Petrosyan claimed.

As a matter of fact, over 4,600 Syrian citizens have already turned to Armenian government for the second citizenship within the recent 15 months.