Expert: radical Islamists’ assuming Syrian power must be prevented

Expert: radical Islamists’ assuming Syrian power must be prevented

June 15, 2012 – 18:36 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Radical Islamic organizations’ coming to power is
detrimental to the country’s ethnic minorities, including Armenians,
Islamic terrorism expert said.

`Armenians will face serious problems. They should hold clear stance
in case of Islamic forces assuming power,’ Sargis Grigoryan said,
stressing the need to prevent such forces’ coming to power.

Another Islamic studies expert Armen Petrosyan, in turn, said that
Syria’s current opposition has negative attitude towards all of the
forces, who refuse to back them.

Dwelling on future political developments in the country, Mr.
Grigoryan stressed the need to force the conflicting parties into
stepping up negotiations, however deeming it impossible given the
current violence.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

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Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS