TURKEY WANTS TO GET RID OF SYRIAN ARMENIANS – EXPERT
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October 23, 2012 | 14:10
YEREVAN. – Turkey wishes to get rid of the Armenians living in
northern Syria, Armenia’s National Academy of Sciences Institute of
Orientology Director, turkologist Ruben Safrastyan stated during a
press conference on Tuesday.
According to him, such policy is an important part of official Ankara’s
agenda. “The eradication of this community of the Armenian diaspora
has always been an objective of Turkey. These objectives repeat the
[Syrian] rebels’ statements in which anti-Armenian sentiments can
already be noticed,” Safrastyan noted.
He added that if the Turkish troops cross the Syrian border, the
potential peril that is threatening the Aleppo Armenians cannot be
ruled out because the city is a mere 50-60 kilometers away from the
border. “Such statements can also be to scare so that the Armenians
leave the region. [And] This would be a huge loss for us, since the
[Armenian] community of Aleppo is the most conservative-national
community of our diaspora,” Ruben Safrastyan stated.
From: A. Papazian
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