Monday, October 17 2016 13:18

ArmInfo.Armenian Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan has applied to international human rights organizations to ensure the security of Armenians living in Syria and to provide support to them.   

The Ombudsman's press office has told ArmInfo that Tatoyan applied to  the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, CoE Commissioner for Human  Rights, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security  Policy, European Ombudsman Institute, ICRC, etc.       

The Ombudsman of Armenia expressed his concern over numerous deaths  caused by the recent bomb attacks. Tatoyan requested the specified  structures to provide efficient assistance within the scope of their  opportunities.    

According to the Diaspora Ministry of Armenia, over the past 5 years,  the Armenian community in Armenia shrank from 120,000 to 20,000  people. 20,000 moved to Armenia, of which 13,000 were naturalized.  According to the Aleppo Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church,  around 10 thousand Armenians still remain in the city.  Deputy  Minister of Diaspora Serzh Srapionyan said on October 13 that over 20  Syrian Armenians would be transported to Armenia on October 17. He  noted that following the latest escalation in Syria, 3 families have  arrived in Armenia. They have been provided with all essentials. At  the same time, he refuted Aleppo NGO's statement that the  organization has received 600 applications requesting Aleppo NGO to  help their relatives in Syria to move to Armenia.