SYRIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER CALLS ON INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO CONDEMN THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

12:04, 23 Mar 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan

Speaker of the People’s Assembly of Syria, Dr. Mohammad Jihad al-Laham
received Armenian Ambassador to Syria Arshak Poladyan on March 21.

Ambassador Poladyan conveyed to the Syrian Parliament Speaker a
congratulatory letter from Galust Sahakyan, President of the National
Assembly of Armenia.

In the letter Galust Sahakyan expressed gratitude for holding a
special sitting at the Syrian People’s Assembly dedicated to the 100th
anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, for condemning this heavy crime
and expressing support to the Armenian people.

The Armenian Speaker expressed special gratitude to the Syrian people,
who opened the doors and gave refuge to Armenian Genocide survivors.

“The humane attitude of the Syrian nation and its leaders is always
remembered and appreciated by the Armenian people,” Mr. Sahakyan wrote.

At the meeting Dr. Mohammad Jihad al-Laham once again referred to
the genocide committed by the Ottoman Empire against the Armenian
peoples and called on the international community to condemn this
heinous crime against humanity.

Ambassador Poladyan, in turn, briefed the Syrian Parlaiment Speaker on
the events dedicated to the 100thanniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

Other issues of regional importance were also discussed.