‘THOUSANDS GENOCIDE SURVIVORS FOUND HOME IN SYRIA’
Aysor
March 24 2010
Armenia
Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan within the framework of his visit
to Syria, met with Governor of Aleppo and discussed with him items,
related to Armenia-Syria relations and cooperation, a spokesperson
for Presidential Administration said.
Besides, President Sargsyan met with representatives of Armenian
Community of Aleppo. "Armenian and Syrian history is as old as
Euphrates and Tigris and the Biblical Ararat are," said President.
"Syria became a home for the 1915 Genocide survivors, who passed
through flours and found safety and warmth in this Edenic country,"
said President.
He also referred to the tragic circumstances, related to Deir Ez-Zor –
a Syrian city in north-eastern part of the country, where is one of
the most notorious death camps: during the 1915 Armenian Genocide,
thousands of Armenian men, women and children were forced into death
marches through the desert of Deir ez-Zor where most of them perished,
leaving few survivors.
"The Deir Ez-Zor Desert became the last shelter for thousands of
victims of the 1915 Genocide, it became the largest Armenian cemetery,"
he said.
Stressing friendly relations between the two nations, Armenia’s
President expressed hope that Armenians of Syria will contribute to
strengthening and developing of Syria, its economy and international
prestige. "It’s more important at the current situation of crisis,"
noted President Sargsyan. "It’s a logical consequence of more than
friendly Armenian-Syrian relations."