ArmInfo.Armenia is one of the most interested parties in establishment of peace in Syria, acting Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Shavarsh Kocharyan told journalists today touching upon the situation in Syria.
He recalled that there is a quite big Armenian Diaspora living in Syria. Kocharyan noted that Armenia does everything possible to support the representatives of Armenian community.
"It is not a secret that during the whole period of the conflict it was only the Armenian consulate that did not cease its activities and operates up to now", the Armenian diplomat noted. At the same time Kocharyan expressed hope that progress will be reached in Syrian crisis. "Armenia closely follows the situation in Syria. Negotiations between Russia and the USA bring hope for ceasefire in Syria" Kocharyan summarized.
To note, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry have agreed on a new ceasefire plan on Syria that includes a ban on government airstrikes in certain areas and cooperation on strikes against jihadists. If the plan works the sides will establish Russian-US Joint Implementation Centre that would serve the purpose of delineation of territories controlled by Al-Nusra and opposition groups in the area of active hostilities. The ceasefire comes into effect on September 12 and should last for at least seven days. Due to the sensitive nature of the information contained in the agreements, they will not be made available to general public.