YEREVAN.- Armenia’s Embassy in Syria is in constant contact with the local Armenian community, Armenian MFA Spokesperson Tigran Balayan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

According to the embassy, no fighting is registered in the district near the embassy in Damascus, the situation is calm. No casualties are reported as well.

As reported earlier, fierce clashes broke out over the weekend in Syria’s capital Damascus between rebels and state forces. According to the opposition sources, 16 people were killed over 24 hours in Damascus, dozens are injured, ITAR-TASS reported referring to Al Jazeera.