Turkey's steps towards Armenians in Syria is assessed as continuation of Genocide: Karekin II

YEREVAN, JUNE 11, ARMENPRESS. The Armenian Apostolic Church supports all the efforts aimed at the peaceful regulation of conflicts and condemns each act of violence carried out in the name of God and for faith. His Holiness Karekin II, the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, stated this at the course of the conference titled “Crisis in Syria: Challenges for Faith Communities”.

Among other things, His Holiness Karekin II, the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, underscored: “The radical groups seized Syria’s Kessab by the help of Turkey and direct participation of its army. The peaceful residents of Kessab were exiled. Currently Turkey keeps supporting the Syrian opposition, which ruins the Armenian districts of Aleppo and Damascus. Our people rightfully assesses these steps of Turkey as a continuation of the Genocide policy.”