Armenpress News Agency , Armenia
Thursday
Recovering what is destroyed with determination and belief: Jirair
Reisian on losses of Armenian community in Syria
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 28, ARMENPRESS. Recovering what has been destroyed
with determination and belief: Jirair Reisian– Armenian lawmaker of
Syria's Parliament, told ARMENPRESS talking about the situation in
Aleppo, the recovery process.
2017 was full of difficulties, but also with positive developments.
The Armenian lawmaker attaches importance to the liberation of Aleppo
in December 2016 which gave hope in the context of having expectations
for future positive developments. And so, Deir ez-Zorwas soon
liberated which plays an important role for the Armenian people.
“Yes, the Armenian complex in Deir ez-Zorbecame a target of terrorism
like the other numerous buildings of the city, but we in Aleppo and
elsewhere are determined and full of belief to recover what is
destroyed. In fact we cannot say that the war is completely over, but
there were victories and achievements, and we can state that the
situation in Syria gradually improves”, he said.
Talking about the situation in Aleppo, Jirair Reisiansaid compared to
the previous year the situation was different during 2017. Aleppo was
deprived of electricity for a long time, but today, although not the
whole day, electricity is provided. The water supply is already in
normal process. “There is no water alarm anymore, we hope it will not
repeat again. The military incidents in the city are almost over, they
are reached to minimum. Life has been brought to its normal course. Of
course, there are economic difficulties, but the state and people are
united. We can state that at the moment the recovery stage is
underway. People gradually restore their houses and workshops”, the
Armenian lawmaker said. The Armenian community examined and registered
the Armenian institutions affected and recovers them in phases.
The roads in general are safe. The Armenian life in Aleppo is normally
developing, unions, clubs, culture houses returned to their works, but
Jirair Reisianstates that these structures were also operating during
the difficult times. “The Armenian schools, churches were not closed
during the years of war. Now the Armenian centers, clubs started more
actively operating, especially when the holidays are coming. The
Armenian clubs are active with New Year events”, he said.
As for the movements of the Aleppo residents, the local Armenians
after the city’s liberation, the lawmaker said there are people who
returned to the city, and the return of some people is on process. Our
compatriots, who left Aleppo and moved to other cities of Syria, as
well as those who were living temporarily in Lebanon, Armenia and
different Western countries, now return to the city. The lawmaker
expressed confidence that this number will increase within the course
of time.
Anna Gziryan
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