Armenian specialists travel to Syria for humanitarian missionFebruary 8, 2019 - 10:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A group of Armenian humanitarian demining experts, medical personnel and specialists ensuring the safety of the entire group - a total of 83 people - traveled to Aleppo, Syria on Friday, February 8 to provide humanitarian assistance to the Syrian people, Defense Ministry spokesman Artsrun Hovhannisyan said in a Facebook post. According to him, Armenian specialists will carry out humanitarian activities related to demining, mine awareness among the population, provision of medical assistance in Aleppo exclusively outside the zone of combat operations. Issues concerning the Armenian specialists’ stay on the territory of Syria, their status, activities and security are regulated in accordance with the legislation of Armenia. Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan met the United Nations special envoy for the Syrian crisis Staffan de Mistura in September and said Armenia has repeatedly expressed serious concern over the crisis in Syria and the security of Armenians in the war-torn country. He stressed that Armenia is ready to continue and expand the humanitarian mission aimed at meeting the needs of the Armenian community of Syria. Related links: Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |