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PRESS RELEASE
Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Fr.Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Director
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
Fax: (04) 419724
E- mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.ArmenianOrthodoxChurch.org/
PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon
"ARMENIANS IN SYRIA REMAIN LOYAL TO THEIR HOMELAND AND ITS PEOPLE", STATED
HIS HOLINESS ARAM I
His Holiness Aram I, who has been following the situation in Syria with the
community leadership in Syria for the past year, expressed his solidarity
with his people, making the following statement:
I have been monitoring the situation in Syria with the Executive Council of
the Catholicosate of Cilicia, and we urge the Armenian community to remain
united in these difficult times.
We have directed the church authorities to assist needy families. The
leadership of the community should help families living in dangerous
neighborhoods move to safety.
Armenians in Syria and in the diaspora should not forget that the Syrian
people welcomed the survivors of the Armenian Genocide by the Turks and
accepted them as co-citizens. Systems may change, but people stay.
It is important to remind all parties that the Armenian community in Syria
will remain loyal to the country and is aware of its responsibilities and
rights.
Having been informed of the difficulties of the Armenian Schools in Syria, I
instructed the dioceses under the jurisdiction of the Catholicosate of
Cilicia to assist the schools.
Catholicos Aram I concluded his statement by saying that he was pleased
Armenians were not fleeing the country. He assured the Armenian community in
Syria of his determination and that of the National Executive Council to
continue monitoring the situation and responding to the changing needs of
the people.
Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Fr.Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Director
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
Fax: (04) 419724
E- mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.ArmenianOrthodoxChurch.org/
PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon
"ARMENIANS IN SYRIA REMAIN LOYAL TO THEIR HOMELAND AND ITS PEOPLE", STATED
HIS HOLINESS ARAM I
His Holiness Aram I, who has been following the situation in Syria with the
community leadership in Syria for the past year, expressed his solidarity
with his people, making the following statement:
I have been monitoring the situation in Syria with the Executive Council of
the Catholicosate of Cilicia, and we urge the Armenian community to remain
united in these difficult times.
We have directed the church authorities to assist needy families. The
leadership of the community should help families living in dangerous
neighborhoods move to safety.
Armenians in Syria and in the diaspora should not forget that the Syrian
people welcomed the survivors of the Armenian Genocide by the Turks and
accepted them as co-citizens. Systems may change, but people stay.
It is important to remind all parties that the Armenian community in Syria
will remain loyal to the country and is aware of its responsibilities and
rights.
Having been informed of the difficulties of the Armenian Schools in Syria, I
instructed the dioceses under the jurisdiction of the Catholicosate of
Cilicia to assist the schools.
Catholicos Aram I concluded his statement by saying that he was pleased
Armenians were not fleeing the country. He assured the Armenian community in
Syria of his determination and that of the National Executive Council to
continue monitoring the situation and responding to the changing needs of
the people.