  Expert: Armenian community of Syria supports Assad August 24, 2011 - 12:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Repetition of the Libyan scenario in Syria will have extremely negative consequences for the local Armenian community, Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute deputy director said. “The Armenian community supports President Bashar al-Assad, as they understand that he is the one who can ensure their security,” Suren Manukyan told a news conference in Yerevan, adding that in case of change of power the Armenian community which has already reduced to 100 thousand will be assimilated, like it happened in Iraq. According to him, Assad will not resign and will fight till the end.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
