RA Embassy in Damascus to continue its work from Beirut

ArmInfo.Below is a statement by the RA Ministry of Foreign Affairs: 

"Due to the security situation in Syria, the diplomatic staff of the  Embassy of Armenia in Damascus will temporarily continue its work  from Beirut.

"After the announcement of a hotline at the embassy in Damascus last  week, the embassy responded to calls received regarding obtaining  visas to Armenia, passports, and the possibility of evacuation. There  is currently no safe option for the latter.

"Subsequently, contact with Armenian citizens will be maintained from  the Armenia's Embassy in Beirut through the following hotline:  +96176447205 (mobile)."

It also became known that after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, the  Avetis Aharonian Center operating in Damascus called on the Armenian  community to be vigilant and stay in their homes.

"Taking into account the current situation in Syria, I also call on  the Armenians of Damascus to exercise restraint in their expressions  and not to panic.

With hope and faith, it will be possible to overcome this period. The  board of the Aharonian Center expresses its unconditional support to  everyone," the center's board noted, in particular, in a statement on  its Facebook page.