Syrian Armenians: situation in Aleppo’s Armenian-populated regions amelioratesAugust 14, 2012 - 16:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The situation in Aleppo’s Armenian-populated regions keeps ameliorating, the founder of “Outreach to Syrian Armenians” Facebook page, writer/publicist said, citing an Aleppo-based Armenian. “Shops are mainly open in Armenian-populated regions,” Anahit Adamyan said, adding that power problems are being fixed. “With power supply resumed, mobile and Internet service problems have been recorded in the past 2 days,” she said, citing the Syrian Armenian. According to Ms. Adamyan, our compatriot attributed the communication problems to government plan to retain army’s confidentiality. She further noted information suggesting Aleppo airport has been blocked as informal. “Aleppo-based Armenians say several air companies have halted flights to Syria,” she said. Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency. Partner news | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |