Armenia PM defends Syria mission as “morally, humanly correct”March 28, 2019 - 15:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Thursday, March 28 that sending a humanitarian mission to Syria means responding in kind to the people who helped Armenians fleeing the Genocide in 1915. “Armenian doctors have already performed more than 100 medical interventions in Syria,” he said. “If an Armenian doctor saves the life a person whose grandfather helped a survivor of the Genocide, I think we are in a way paying the historical debt to the Syrian people.” Pashinyan said children play and hang out in mined areas that the Armenian sappers are working to demine and thus help save the descendants of people who once saved their ancestors. While admitting the dangers of the mission, the Prime Minister defended the decision anyway, maintaining that it boosts Armenia’s sovereignty and describing it as "morally, humanly and politically correct." The Armenian government has sent a non-combat humanitarian squad of 83 doctors, sappers, and other servicemen to Syria to provide assistance to the Armenian community in Aleppo. Armenia had previously sent four airlifts of humanitarian assistance to the Syrian people. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. |