I am currently in Aleppo, it is quiet, calm, there are no militants, nor are there any sounds of gunfire. Zarmig Boghigian, the editor of Kantsasar Armenian weekly published in Aleppo, Syria, told Armenian News-NEWS.am about this.

"In general, it is a state off waiting. We are waiting to see how the interim government will be formed so that law and order will be established in the city and people's concerns will be resolved. You know, the government is not formed yet, people are careful not to create insecurity in the country. Normal life has not yet returned; people do not go to work, but there is no concern about food, goods, etc.," said Boghigian.

She mentioned that the new governors are constantly meeting with the people, the church and community leaders and say: “Don't be afraid, we have nothing to do with the people, the minorities can carry out their national intra-religious activities freely, we will preserve the rights of the national minorities, the social mosaic of Syria," Boghigian emphasized.

"The embassies are closed in Damascus; the Armenian embassy operates from Beirut," she added.

And when asked if she believes the Armenians in Syria will be able to continue to live under the new authorities and will not leave the country, Zarmig Boghigian responded: "Yes. I believe they will continue to live [in Syria] because the Armenian community has tried to cooperate with various authorities over the years. The main thing for Armenians is the stability of the Syrian state, the preservation of the state."