RA FOREIGN MINISTRY HOT LINE SERVICE FOR CURRENT SITUATION IN LEBANON
AZG Armenian Daily #135, 20/07/2006
Emergency Actions
Today, RA PM Andranik Margarian held a consultation for rendering
assistance to the Armenians who wish to leave Lebanon RA Territorial
Management Minister
Hovik Abrahamian, RA Finance and Economy Minister Vardan Khachatrian,
RA Deputy Foreign Minister Gegam Garibjanian, head of RA Civil
Aviation Department Artem Movsisian, and other officials participated
in the council.
RA Government’s press service informed that RA Prime Minister expressed
anxiety about the events in Middle East, where a considerable number of
Armenians live, and emphasized the importance of assisting them. RA
Deputy Foreign Minister Garibjanian informed that the diplomatic
representatives of Armenia in Syria, Lebanon, Aleppo are working 24
hours a day and are ready to render any available assistance. The
Foreign Ministry organizes transportation of Armenian citizens from
Lebanon to Armenia. Mr. Garibjanian said that already 160 citizens have
reached Armenia through Syria. He also said that those ethnic Armenians
who do not have Armenian citizenship, can also enter Armenia, being
given free visas for 3 months. Head of RA Civil Aviation Department
Artem Movsisian represented the opportunities to organize charter
flights to Beirut and Syria.
The relevant departments of RA Foreign Ministry were ordered to
find out the exact number of Lebanese Armenians who want to move to
Armenia and create a telephone hotline. RA Civil Aviation Department
was ordered to start negotiations with ArmAvia company for organizing
special flights to Syria. The Government is ready to partly finance
the flights.
By Ara Martirosian