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    OSKANIAN ON SYRIAN ISSUE

    http://www.lragir.am/index.php/eng/0/politics/view/27909
    Politics - Wednesday, 31 October 2012, 16:39

    The former foreign minister of Armenia Vartan Oskanian dwelt on the
    Syrian crisis and the issue on the Armenian Syrians on his Facebook
    page.

    He, in particular, wrote that there are more than five thousand
    Armenian Syrians in Armenia and everyone is worried with the Syrian
    issue and the steps Armenia can take for our compatriots.

    First of all it is necessary to understand the causes of the crisis.

    According to Oskanian, there are three causes - the atmosphere formed
    in the result of the Arab spring, the tension and dissatisfaction
    grown in Syria for 40 years and the interest of foreign forces to
    overthrow Asad.

    The population of Syria starts understanding that it is paying a
    high price for the changes. And the foreign forces have come to the
    conclusion that Asad's overthrow will be a difficult task. These
    factors give us hopes that the issue will soon be solved, Oskanian
    writes. He added that there are certain uncontrolled forces in Syria
    and the possible settlement depends on the Russia-U.S. agreement,
    power-opposition conflict and agreement. Hence it is difficult to
    guess the outcome of the issue, Oksanian wrote.

    As to the issue on what Armenia could do for the Armenian Syrians,
    Oskanian writes that Armenia's main issue should be to take care
    of the rest of the Armenian Syrians who are still in Syria because
    their existence is threatened. Oskanian can't see the active work
    of Armenia with Damask, Moscow and Tehran relating to this issue,
    as well as the U.S., Qatar, Lebanon and Jordan.

    Oskanian thinks the Armenian foreign minister should meet with the head
    of the UN mediation group Lakhdar Ibrahim. In short, the existence
    and security of the Armenian community of Syria should be one of the
    urgent issues of the foreign policy of Armenia.

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