Armenian Embassy in Damascus opens hotline to support compatriots

ArmInfo. The Embassy of  Armenia in Damascus has opened a hotline (+963 96 000 36 22) to  provide support to local Armenians who are facing difficult situation  due to attacks by terrorist groups. According to a statement from the  Armenian Embassy in Syria, its currently impossible to evacuate  anyone.

"We call on the Armenian population of Aleppo and surrounding areas  to refrain from moving and completely exclude attempts to leave the  city. Those compatriots who have applied for Armenian citizenship but  have not yet received their passports, as well as Syrian citizens of  Armenian origin who wish to leave for Armenia, can contact the RA  embassies in Damascus or Beirut to obtain permits (visas) for  simplified entry into Yerevan.

At present, the lists of processed passports are being finalized.  Some cases are still in the registration process and are in Armenia.  We are looking for ways to arrange the delivery of completed  passports to their owners. Once the situation partially improves, the  consulate will contact the recipients with details on where and how  they can collect their passports. The Consul General of Armenia in  Aleppo is currently based at the RA embassy in Damascus and is  working in emergency mode," the statement runs.