Syria rebels seize Aleppo’s Armenian-inhabited district![]() August 21, 2012 - 15:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Free Syrian Army has taken Aleppo’s Armenian-inhabited district, the founder of “Outreach to Syrian Armenians” Facebook page said. As writer/publicist Anahit Adamyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, Syrian rebels yesterday, Aug. 20 claimed to be heading to the city’s Azize, Jamilie, Midan districts, having asked the local Christian population to offer assistance to Free Syrian Army in their mission. Fixed phone service outage is common in the city, with no mobile and Internet services operating. As Aleppo-based Armenian told Ms. Adamyan earlier, government forces had banned population from leaving their houses and offering shelter to rebels. Facebook page founder further noted that clashes had been recorded outside the National Primacy building. ![]() ![]() The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |