Armenian communists condemn Israeli attack on Lebanon

Arminfo
20 Jul 06

Yerevan, 20 July: "The undeclared war against Lebanon has created
a direct threat to the large Armenian community of that country,
which plays a great role in the state’s life," the Communist Party
of Armenia said in a statement issued today.

"More than 250 Lebanese civilians, mainly women, old people
and children, have already fallen victim to Israel’s military
operations. Condemning any manifestations of terrorism and kidnapping,
we also point out that the Israeli authorities are speculating with
the capture of several soldiers and have carried out a massacre on the
territory of the neighbouring country," the Armenian communists said.

The authors of the statement said that the United States wishes to
provoke a large-scale military conflict in the Middle East with the
help of the Jewish state and to draw the Syrian Arab Republic and
the Islamic Republic of Iran into that conflict.

The Communist Party of Armenia demands "an immediate end to the
military actions launched by the Jewish state against the peaceful
Lebanese population and coordinated by the United States of America"
and expresses its solidarity with the peoples of Lebanon, Syria
and Iran.