President of Syria Bashar Hafez al-Assad has highly appreciated the Armenians of Syria who do not leave the country despite the political crisis. On April 21 in Damascus the Syrian president received different delegations representing various parties from Lebanon and highlighted the loyalty of the Lebanese and Armenian communities of Syria in particular.
Speaking of the Armenian community in Syria, Assad said that Armenians closely integrated into the Suyrian public and have become part of it. He recalled that during the civil war in Lebanon Armenians did not leave the country like they do not leave Syria now.
During the two-year bloodshed in Syria about 70 thousands of people have fallen victims. About fifty Armenians have been killed. Notwithstanding that difficult situation, many Syrian Armenians continue leaving in Syria.