Moscow - Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said the terrorist groups that attacked Kasab area in Lattakia countryside had sneaked across the Turkish border, aided and abetted by Erdogan-led government.
Armenia has been doing its utmost to ensure the interests of compatriots in Syria, ITAR-TASS quoted the Armenian FM as saying.
"We praise Russia's reaction to the events," Nalbandian said.
Russia on Tuesday strongly condemned the brutal acts of terrorist groups in Syria, stressing that the "UN Security Council should discuss the massacre against Armenians in Kasab town in Lattakia and give a preliminary assessment.''
"About 120,000 ethnic Armenians live in Syria - in Kasab and other areas. Armenians have been forced to leave Kasab and are temporarily staying in Lattakia. About 70-80 families have found shelter in churches," he added.
Armed terrorist groups overran last week the Armenian-populated Kasab city in Lattakia countryside, backed by the government of the Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Armenians call on US Administration to condemn Erdogan's support to terrorists in Kasab
Meanwhile, scores of Armenian citizens staged a sit-in outside the US Embassy in Yerevan, calling on US administration to condemn the support offered by Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the armed terrorist groups in Syria in general, and in Kasab in particular.
"We came here to express our concern over the painful events in Kasab and we are waiting for Washington to clearly condemn behaviors of Turkey, the member of NATO," one of the participants in the sit-in told Journalists.
Syrian citizens from Kasab participated in the sit-in, briefing the US Deputy Ambassador there on the events in Kasab, explaining to him the military support offered by Erdogan's government to the terrorist groups who attacked Kasab and perpetrated the crimes against civilians in the city.
© SANA (Syria Arab News Agency) 2014
