MESROPYAN: MAJORITY OF ARMENIANS ARE BACK IN KESSAB
13:30 17/06/2014 >> SOCIETY
Kessab was liberated by the efforts of the Syrian army and young
Armenian fighters, deputy chairman of the Social Democrat Hunchakian
Party (SDHP) Armenia office Vazgen Mesropyan told reporters Tuesday.
He said that a self-defense detachment of Kessab Armenians fought for
the liberation of Kessab. Besides, Vahan Badasyan, a member of the
Artsakh parliament and a battalion commander in Karabakh war, along
with his friends left for Kessab to participate in the liberation of
the town.
Speaking about the situation in Kessab, Mr Mesropyan noted that
Armenian schools, churches and cemeteries have been burned or sustained
big damages from the militant attacks. There is no water, electricity
and telephone communications.
“An hour ago I made a call to Kessab. All Armenian families are
returning to the town. Three families from Armenia have already gone
to Kessab. Those returning are mostly men. The army does not allow
a large number of people to enter the town since mine clearance is
still underway,” Mesropyan concluded.