Man With Knife Entering Armenia National Assembly Entrance Is Helped

MAN WITH KNIFE ENTERING ARMENIA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ENTRANCE IS HELPED WITH MONEY

March 26, 2014 | 15:08

YEREVAN. – I have a right to make money for my kids at the cost of
my blood.

A man by the name of Ashot, who had intruded into the Armenia National
Assembly (NA) area and attempted to commit suicide, told the aforesaid
to reporters.

In his words, being in a desperate financial situation, he had decided
to kill himself at the NA entrance so that senior officials may provide
assistance to his family, and his two children in children’s home.

According to Ashot, his only source of living is selling small
religious icons.

“Had they not helped me here [at the NA entrance], given [me] money,
I would have killed myself,” Ashot said adding, however, that he did
not know who had sent him the money.

The NA security officers did not tell reporters how much money they
had given to Ashot so he would leave.

As reported earlier, a middle-aged man holding a knife entered the
NA entrance, raised his shirt, and threatened to stab himself. He
demanded to see the President. “I have written petitions a thousand
times, asked for money for food, but no one responds to my plea. So,
I will stab myself,” the man stated.

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Use Of Phosphate And Potash Fertilizers To Raise Crop Yield, Hrach B

USE OF PHOSPHATE AND POTASH FERTILIZERS TO RAISE CROP YIELD, HRACH BERBERYAN

YEREVAN, March 26. / ARKA /. Use of phosphate and potash fertilizers
will increase the level of crop yield and improve the quality
of agricultural produces, Hrach Berberyan, the chairman of the
Agrarian-Peasant Union of Armenia, said today.

Apart from nitrogen fertilizers the ministry of agriculture is expected
to sell, for the first time, also phosphate and potash fertilizers
to farmers at a price lower than at the market. The cost of a 50 kg
sack of nitrogen fertilizer is 6000 drams and the cost of phosphate
and potash fertilizers is 7000 drams.

“I think use of phosphate and potash fertilizers is extremely important
as they are instrumental in ensuring adequate nutrition for plants,”
Berberyan said.

He said also that use of new fertilizers will not only have a positive
impact on the output, but also contribute to improving the taste of
agricultural products.

However, Berberyan said the price of new fertilizers is too high and
suggested that the government subsidizes part of the cost

Earlier, deputy minister of agriculture Samvel Galstyan said the
ministry would bring in 33,281 tons of nitrogen, 2,647 tons of
phosphate and 1,618 tons of potash fertilizers this year. -0 –

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Armenia Is Ready To Discuss Various Scenarios Of Nairit Plant Develo

ARMENIA IS READY TO DISCUSS VARIOUS SCENARIOS OF NAIRIT PLANT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY

by Alexandr Avanesov

ARMINFO
Wednesday, March 26, 16:27

Nairit Plant CJSC has been operating at a loss since the day of its
foundation in 2001, the press service of Nairit Plant reports when
responding to the criticism made during the ARFD’s hearings on the
situation at the Plant.

To note, during the hearings the former head of the Plant, Karen
Israelyan, said that as of 1 Jan 2009 Nairit’s owner Rhinoville
Property Limited should have invested about 60 mln USD. Otherwise,
it was to be deprived of the Plant. “The company failed to perform its
obligations and the Government was aware of that and could have taken
the company’s shares and in that case the Government could have become
the sole owner of the Plant again. Nairit’s debt reached 300 mln USD
due to the offshore company”, he said. As regards the further fate
of Nairit, Israelyan assured that even in the current condition the
Plant can operate and overcome all the difficulties if the Government
displays a desire and will. “The people are eager to work. The
equipment is in good condition. The Plant can be re- launched”, he
said. According to Israelyan’s estimations, today the Plant needs
20 mln USD to be restored. As regards the possibilities to sell the
Plant’s products, the ex-head of the Plant is sure that it will take
Nairit only a few months to gain a foothold in the market again.

In the meantime, the employees of the Plant consider that Nairit
operated at a loss even when Israelyan was the director (2006-2007).

Moreover, the prime cost of the products was higher than the sales.

The company is ready to discuss various scenarios of the further
development strategy with the investors interested in production of
rubber and related goods. The company qualifies Israelyan’s statements
as “a cheap show”.

To recall, on 12 March 2014 the Arbitration Court of Moscow sustained
Interstate Bank’s claim on recovery of a $25,183 million debt from
Nairit Plant, a chemical giant in Armenia. The defendant, Nairit Plant,
is a credit bondsman. The credit was given to the plant’s owner,
Rhinoville Property Limited. As a result of the accumulated debt,
Nairit was damaged in an amount of $220-240 million, and its debt
for salary amounted to $12 million.

Russia’s largest oil company Rosneft has been actively interested in
the Nairit plant. On 23 December 2013 Rosneft, L.L.C. PIRELLI Tyre
Russia, and Oil

Techno signed a Memorandum of Understanding with regard to
establishing styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) production joint venture
in Armenia. The total cost of the project is $500 million. Rosneft
said the implementation of this project will help introduce new
technologies in Armenia and create a modern production facility of
state-of-the-art eco-friendly materials – SBR is employed in the
production of “Green tires”, which improves fuel economy performance
and also tire grip in wet and dry conditions.

Under the terms of the Memorandum Rosneft intends to be a leading
investor and equity holder in Yerevan’s Nairit plant and Pirelli will
cooperate jointly with Rosneft in research and development activities
to develop SBR and is interested in entering into a long-term off-take
agreement to purchase the SBR produced.

Nairit enterprise was the monopoly manufacturer of chloroprene rubbers
in the USSR. In 2006, 90% of Nairit’s shares were sold to Rhinoville
Property Limited for $40 million, while the remaining 10% belong to
the Armenian government. The plant has not operated since April 2010.

Jirair Libaridian Says If Armenia Did Not Join Customs Union It Woul

JIRAIR LIBARIDIAN SAYS IF ARMENIA DID NOT JOIN CUSTOMS UNION IT WOULD LOSE NAGORNO-KARABAKH

YEREVAN, March 26. / ARKA /. Armenia’s accession to the Customs Union
resulted from Russian threats that Armenia would lose Nagorno-Karabakh
if it signed an association agreement with EU, Jirair Libaridian,
a former chief adviser to the first post-Soviet president of Armenia
Levon Ter-Petrosian, said at a news conference in Yerevan today.

He said some former and present Russian government officials went
as far as to threaten that Russia’s security guarantees for Armenia
would be jeopardized as well.

“In my opinion, there is no other explanation to Armenia’s surprise
U-turn,” he said.

According to Libaridian, Armenia’s accession to the Russia-led Customs
Union is not a guarantee that Yerevan’s position will become stronger
in the Karabakh peace process.

“We have no guarantees that Karabakh would remain in the same status ,
if we join the Customs Union, but we know that if we do not, we can
lose it ,”- he said.-0-

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Zhamanak: Ukraine Ambassador’s Future Work Depends On Armenia’s Vote

ZHAMANAK: UKRAINE AMBASSADOR’S FUTURE WORK DEPENDS ON ARMENIA’S VOTE AT UN

March 26, 2014

YEREVAN. – The fate of the future work in Armenia by Ivan
Kukhta,Ukraine’s Ambassador to Armenia, will be determined in the
coming days, Zhamanak daily reported.

“Zhamanak’s diplomatic sources inform that official Kyiv will reach a
final decision on Armenia following the UN General Assembly meeting
slated for [Thursday,] March 27, during which a draft resolution on
invalidating the referendum held in Crimea will be put to a vote for
the representatives of the UN member countries [including Armenia].

“According to our diplomatic channels, the future fate of the
activities byUkraine’s ambassador to Armenia will be decided after
Armenia’s vote [at the UN General Assembly meeting],” Zhamanak wrote.

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Turkish Intellectuals Condemn Ongoing Events In Kessab

TURKISH INTELLECTUALS CONDEMN ONGOING EVENTS IN KESSAB

10:36, 26 March, 2014

YEREVAN, MARCH 26, ARMENPRESS. The attacks against the
Armenian-populated Kessab and Turkey’s support to the terrorists
angered some Turkish intellectuals. As reports “Armenpress” citing
Turkish Demokrathaber.net, on this occasion prominent Turkish publisher
and author Ragip Zarakolu and publicist Sait Cetinoglu voiced about
their concerns.

“Al-Qaeda’s group easily crossed the border with Antakya and attacked
the magnificent region of Kessab, situated right on the opposite side
of the border. Among the other peculiarities of Kessab is that it is
an Armenian-populated town. But now Kessab is totally empty. The local
population has again had to migrate after 1915 and then 1939. They
currently settled in Latakia,” Ragip Zarakolu underscored.

Another Turkish intellectual Sait Cetinoglu stated that the houses
of the Armenians are being robbed. Among other things Sait Cetinoglu
emphasized: “I have friends in Kessab. Historian Hakob Cholakian from
Musa Dagh also lives in Kessab. I am concerned with the situation my
friends appeared in. Kessab was a real paradise on earth. What a pity
that nothing will be left from that beauty. There are testimonies
saying that the looting is coordinated from Turkey.”

The armed incursion began on Friday, March 21, with rebels associated
with Al-Qaeda’s al-Nusra Front, Sham al-Islam and Ansar al-Sham
crossing the Turkish border and attacking the Armenian civilian
population of Kessab. The attackers immediately seized two guard posts
overlooking Kessab, including a strategic hill known as Observatory
45 and later took over the border crossing point with Turkey. Snipers
targeted the civilian population and launched mortar attacks on the
town and the surrounding villages.

According to eyewitness accounts, the attackers crossed the Turkish
border with Syria openly passing through Turkish military barracks.

According to Turkish media reports, the attackers carried their
injured back to Turkey for treatment in the town of Yayladagi.

Some 670 Armenian families, the majority of the population of Kessab,
were evacuated by the local Armenian community leadership to safer
areas in neighboring Basit and Latakia. Ten to fifteen families with
relations too elderly to move were either unable to leave or chose
to stay in their homes.

On Saturday, March 22, Syrian troops launched a counteroffensive in an
attempt to regain the border crossing point, eye-witnesses and state
media reported. However, on Sunday, March 23, the extremist groups once
again entered the town of Kessab, took the remaining Armenian families
hostage, desecrated the town’s three Armenian churches, pillaging
local residences and occupying the town and surrounding villages.

Located in the northwestern corner of Syria, near the border with
Turkey, Kessab had, until very recently, evaded major battles in
the Syrian conflict. The local Armenian population had increased in
recent years with the city serving as safe-haven for those fleeing
from the war-torn cities of Yacubiye, Rakka and Aleppo.

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Terrorists Attacked On Armenian Kessab On Turkey PM’s Order – Syrian

TERRORISTS ATTACKED ON ARMENIAN KESSAB ON TURKEY PM’S ORDER – SYRIAN MILITARY COMMANDER

March 26, 2014 | 00:04

Birgun daily of Turkey spoke with Mihraj Ural, a commander of the
Syrian government troops that are fighting against the terrorists who
have infiltrated into Syria’s predominantly Armenian-populated town
of Kessab, and he blamed Turkey PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan for these
terrorist attacks.

During a telephone interview, Ural noted that he is in Kessab at the
moment, and fighting against the gangs that have intruded from Turkey.

“We are fighting against the Jihadist gangs being fed by Erdogan and
the imperialists. The murderers fed by crook Erdogan are attacking
on us,” the Syrian commander said.

He stressed that the groups which are a part and parcel of Al-Qaeda
attacked on Armenian Kessab, but they are defending Kessab because
it is a part of Syria.

Mihraj Ural noted that they were able to repel the Jihadists’ attack,
and have forced them to withdraw, and added that the local residents
are helping the Syrian government troops.

In the early morning on March 21, armed militants from the Jabhat
al-Nusra Islamic terrorist group infiltrated into northern Syria’s
Latakia Governorate, which is predominantly inhabited by Armenians and
Alawites. Two large groups of terrorists had launched the attack from
Turkey. Numerous displaced Kessab Armenians are currently sheltered
in Latakia city. On March 23, Turkish fighter planes downed in Kessab
a Syrian military aircraft that was conducting a mission against the
Islamic terrorists.

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Le Haut Karabagh Salue Le Referendum En Crimee

LE HAUT KARABAGH SALUE LE REFERENDUM EN CRIMEE

ARMENIE

La presse armenienne rend compte des festivites organisees au HK a
l’occasion du referendum en Crimee. Un concert a notamment ete organise
a Stepanakert, dedie a >. Par ailleurs, les >
du HK ont adopte une declaration conjointe, felicitant le peuple de
Crimee pour cet evenement historique et soulignant que le referendum
en Crimee a ainsi etabli un nouveau precedent pour la realisation du
droit des peuples a l’autodetermination. >. Les > du HK rappellent que
le 10 decembre 1991, se basant sur la legislation de l’URSS et les
principes fondamentaux du droit international, le peuple du HK a
realise son droit a l’autodetermination par la voie referendaire, en
se prononcant en faveur de l’independance. Hayots Achkhar rend compte
de la conference de presse du politologue Alexandre Iskandarian,
directeur du Caucasus Institute, selon lequel il est evident que
cette peninsule ne retournera plus jamais dans le giron de l’Ukraine,
la Crimee n’etant que la première partie d’un grand jeu. Selon lui,
la Russie aurait des ambitions vis-a-vis des regions de l’est de
l’Ukraine, si les autorites de Kiev ne font pas de l’Ukraine une
federation, scenario auquel Moscou serait attache. M. Iskandarian
considère comme non-convaincantes et inefficaces les sanctions de
l’Occident contre le Russie, estimant qu’elles >. Selon lui, il est impossible d’appliquer des sanctions dures
contre la Russie, de meme qu’il est impossible de la marginaliser :

Armenia: Magnifica Opcion Turistica Ubicada Entre Europa Y Asia

ARMENIA: MAGNIFICA OPCION TURISTICA UBICADA ENTRE EUROPA Y ASIA

El Día (Argentina)
25 marzo 2014

Un país con raíces en las mas antiguas civilizaciones; su capital,
Erevan, fue creada antes que Roma. El mas importante de sus muchos
atractivos relegiosos, culturales y paisajísticos es el conocido
Monte Ararat

Armenia es un país sumamente interesante para visitar porque tiene sus
raíces en una de las mas antiguas civilizaciones del mundo. Dotada
de un rico patrimonio cultural, se destaco como la primera nacion
en adoptar el cristianismo como religion oficial en el año 301 y
aunque Armenia es un estado constitucional secular, la fe cristiana
desempeña un papel importante en su historia y en la identidad del
pueblo armenio.

Esta república es un país del Caucaso Sur y sin salida al mar.

Comparte frontera al oeste con Turquía, al norte con Georgia, al este
con Azerbaiyan y al sur con Iran y Azerbaiyan.

Cultural, historica y políticamente, Armenia se considera como parte
de Europa, sin embargo, su localizacion en el Caucaso la sitúa en
una supuesta frontera imaginaria entre Europa y Asia.

El patrimonio cultural armenio es riquísimo y ha sido coetanea hace mas
de 4.000 años de otros pueblos bíblicos como los asirios y los arameos.

Los armenios, atacados por años por distintos pueblos y víctimas
del genocidio provocado por el imperio otomano, se vieron obligados
a emigrar y actualmente la mayoría de su poblacion reside en Rusia,
Estados Unidos, Francia y Argentina.

Hace unos 2000 años, Armenia era un prospero reino bañado por los
mares Caspio y Negro, rastros de lo cual constituyen varios atractivos
turísticos de primer orden.

EREVAN

La capital armenia, Erevan, es mas antigua que Roma, aunque las guerras
y los terremotos apenas han dejado rastro de su milenaria historia.

Su edificio mas emblematico es el Matenadaran, museo donde se estudia
el origen del alfabeto armenio, una de las lenguas mas antiguas
del mundo.

Miles de manuscritos, piedras talladas, pergaminos, mapas y
espectaculares miniaturas son los tesoros que alberga ese centro.

La Plaza de la República, que acoge la sede del Gobierno, la
Cancillería y el Museo de Historia, es el corazon de la ciudad,
aunque el edificio mas bonito es, sin lugar a dudas, la Academia de
Ópera y Ballet, que preside uno de los lugares de ocio mas populares
de la ciudad, la Plaza de la Libertad.

Aunque Erevan tiene su propia catedral, la de San Gregorio el
Iluminador, la capital espiritual se encuentra a las afueras de la
ciudad. Se trata de Echmiadzin, considerada la catedral mas antigua
del mundo y actual residencia del Catholicos, jefe de la Iglesia
Apostolica Armenia. Patrimonio de la Humanidad de la UNESCO, fue
construida a principios del siglo IV aunque ha experimentado numerosas
reconstrucciones desde entonces.

RELIQUIAS

El complejo arquitectonico de Echmiadzin, que incluye un monasterio,
alberga dos reliquias conocidas mundialmente. La primera es,
supuestamente, el único resto del Arca de Noe que se conserva en
el mundo.

La reliquia, una cruz de madera, fue a parar a Echmiadzin gracias al
monje bizantino Iakob quien, según la tradicion, peregrino al monte
Ararat, donde atraco el arca hace 5.000 años.

La segunda reliquia tiene mucho de leyenda, ya que al menos otros
tres lugares en el mundo (Roma, Antioquía y Viena,) presumen de
tener entre sus muros dicho tesoro. Se trata de la lanza con la que
un centurion romano, Longinus, clavo el cuerpo de Cristo cuando este
estaba colgado en la cruz para comprobar que había muerto.

La punta de la Lanza de Longinus o del Destino, que tiene forma de
rombo, fue llevada supuestamente a Armenia por el apostol Judas Tadeo
y es una de las principales atracciones de los miles de turistas de
todo el mundo que visitan anualmente Echmiadzin.

El museo al aire libre que es este país no termina aquí, ya que, según
reza la tradicion, en la iglesia de Odzún Santo Tomas se consagro
a varios sacerdotes en el siglo I de nuestra era. Supuestamente,
el santo trajo consigo la manta del niño Jesús que estaría enterrada
bajo el altar.

A imagen y semejanza de Irlanda, todo el territorio de este país esta
salpicado por cruces de piedra grabadas, que en Armenia son conocidas
como “jachkar”, que son considerados unanimemente el símbolo cultural
del pueblo armenio y, en su version de bolsillo, son uno de los
“souvenir” preferidos de los visitantes, junto al famoso coñac armenio.

Otra de las singularidades de este país es que practicamente la
totalidad de las iglesias y edificios administrativos estan construidas
a partir de toga, una piedra caliza muy porosa. En su mayoría, es de
color rosado, lo que da a las construcciones un aspecto majestuoso y,
al mismo tiempo, arcaico.

EL MONTE ARARAT

El atractivo turístico armenio mas promocionado es el Monte Ararat,
que paradojicamente, se encuentra fuera de las fronteras del país -en
territorio turco- desde 1920. Pero las mejores vistas de la montaña,
considerada sagrada, se obtienen desde Armenia.

La silueta de ese volcan nevado de mas de 5.000 metros de altura
es imponente y es objeto de peregrinacion por parte de creyentes y
arqueologos, quienes no pierden la esperanza de encontrar el arca
de madera construida por Noe para sobrevivir, junto a su familia y
a una pareja de cada especie animal, al Diluvio Universal.

En un día soleado, al igual que ocurre con el Fujiyama en Japon, su
pico nevado se puede ver desde cientos de kilometros de distancia, ya
que Armenia es una altiplanicie de casi 2.000 metros de altitud media.

El mejor mirador es Khor Virap, un monasterio fortaleza construido
cerca de la frontera turca en torno al año 180 antes de nuestra.

Actualmente, el edificacion es destino de los turistas deseosos de
tener una vision privilegiada del sagrado monte Ararat.

Armenia es un país extremadamente montañoso, lo que convierte a
gran parte de su territorio en inhabitable, con la excepcion de los
ascetas que buscan aislarse del resto del mundo. Ese es el caso del
espectacular monasterio de Tatev, construido a finales del siglo IX
y que fue, durante la Edad Media, el centro intelectual de Armenia.

Actualmente, el recinto amurallado, situado en un paraje espectacular,
conserva tres iglesias, una biblioteca y un obelisco que sigue
siendo un misterio para los historiadores. A Tatev se llega a bordo
del teleferico mas largo del mundo (5.750 metros), travesía que dura
poco mas de 10 minutos.

No menos espectacular es el monasterio de Geghard que esta parcialmente
excavado en la roca y que es uno de los lugares mas visitados por
los turistas.

Originalmente conocido como el Monasterio de la Cueva, ya que los
antiguos cristianos construían templos en cavernas de la zona, fue
edificado en el siglo IV en una zona de acantilados para guarecerse
de posibles invasores.

Armenia tambien ofrece magníficas oportunidades para los aficionados
al ecoturismo, como es el caso del lago Sevan, el mas grande de la
region del Caucaso.

Situado a una altura de 1.900 metros, en sus orillas se pueden ver
las ruinas que datan de antes de nuestra era y son pertenecientes al
reino de Urartu, el primero en la historia de Armenia. Actualmente,
Sevan es un parque natural.

Otro punto turístico imperdible son las cataratas de Dzhermuk,
que estan situadas a mas de 2.000 metros de altitud. Durante su
vertiginoso descenso llegan a formar tres terrazas que alcanzan una
altura de 68 metros.

La vegetacion en las zonas montañosas es en ocasiones tan exuberante
que, sumado a las referencias bíblicas, algunos historiadores
consideran que el Jardín del Eden se encontraba situado en lo que es
actualmente el territorio de Armenia. En concreto, aluden a la fertil
region que rodea el lago Van.

Con todo, los paisajes mas impactantes de este país se encuentran en
el curso del río Azat, cuyos cañones dejan boquiabierto al visitante.

Un viaje a ese paraje persuade a cualquiera que Armenia es un destino
turístico excelente.

http://www.eldia.com.ar/turismo/nota.aspx?id=534412&f1=20140323

Il Patriarca Armeno Cattolico: I Cristiani Fuggiti Da Kessab Affront

IL PATRIARCA ARMENO CATTOLICO: I CRISTIANI FUGGITI DA KESSAB AFFRONTANO L’EMERGENZA CON SPIRITO DI COMUNIONE

Agenzia Fides, Italia
25 marzo 2014

Beirut (Agenzia Fides) – “Le famiglie armene fuggite da Kessab sono
più di trecento. Hanno trovato per ora riparo nella parrocchia armena
ortodossa nella citta di Latakia, a un’ora di auto da Kessab. Si sono
accampati nella scuola e nei locali parrocchiali. Ma adesso temono che
i ribelli attacchino anche Latakia, e molti si preparano a fuggire
anche da lì”. Così il Patriarca armeno cattolico Nerses Bedros XIX
Tarmouni descrive all’Agenzia Fides la condizione incerta in cui si
trovano i cristiani costretti a lasciare la citta, a maggioranza
armena, occupata dalle milizie ribelli anti-Assad all’alba del 21
marzo. Il Patriarca Tarmouni, in costante contatto con il sacerdote
Nareg Louissian e i suoi parrocchiani fuggiti da Kessab, fornisce
a Fides dettagli precisi dell’assalto: “I cristiani sono fuggiti
all’alba, alcuni di loro in pigiama, senza poter portare nulla con
se, appena hanno sentito il rumore degli spari. I ribelli arrivavano
dalle montagne al confine con la Turchia. Erano tanti e ben armati. Le
formazioni dell’esercito che presidiavano la citta si sono ritirate,
così come i giovani armeni del Nashtag (un movimento nazionalista
armeno di sinistra, ndr) che avevano organizzato gruppi di autodifesa
armata intorno alle chiese”.

Gli armeni di Kessab erano in gran parte agricoltori. Persone
pacifiche. L’area rurale, finora non coinvolta dal conflitto siriano,
occupa un posto simbolico nella memoria condivisa del popolo armeno:
“Nel 1915, quando gli armeni hanno abbandonato la Cilicia dopo il
genocidio perpetrato dai turchi” spiega il Patriarca Nerses Bedros,
“a Kessab era rimasta l’ultima comunita armena della regione”. Secondo
il Patriarca, anche le strategie militari delle formazioni anti-Assad
rispondono, almeno in parte, a motivi di ordine simbolico: “Adesso i
ribelli potrebbero puntare a Latakia, che non è grande come Damasco
o Aleppo, ma rappresenta una roccaforte degli alawiti, la comunita
religiosa a cui appartiene Assad e molti del suo gruppo di potere”.

Nell’affrontare insieme la situazione di emergenza, i cristiani
armeni – spiega a Fides il Patriarca Tarmouni – stanno sperimentando
lo spirito di comunione fraterna, al di la delle distinzioni
confessionali: “domenica scorsa, armeni cattolici e ortodossi hanno
celebrato messa insieme. Ho sentito il nostro parroco Nareg, e l’ho
incoraggiato a stare vicino a tutti i fedeli, in questo momento
difficile. Ho saputo che da Aleppo sono stati inviati a Latakia
3 sacerdoti armeni ortodossi, per offrire assistenza spirituale e
materiale ai rifugiati”. (GV) (Agenzia Fides 25/3/2014).

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