The Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is closely monitoring the situation in Syria through the channels of the Armenian diplomatic service, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ani Badalyan told Armenpress.
She reconfirmed that there were no Armenian national among the victims of the ongoing events in Syria.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is following the developments in Syria through the channels of the Armenian diplomatic service. We have reported, and confirm that there are no Armenian citizens are among the victims. The Armenian Embassy in Damascus is operating in emergency mode,” Ani Badalyan stated.
According to Badalyan, the Consulate General of Armenia in Aleppo is also continuing its operations from Damascus.
“Depending on the further developments of the situation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will make appropriate decisions,” the spokesperson concluded.
Rebel forces in Syria have taken control of the “majority” of the country’s second-largest city, Aleppo, according to the UK-based monitoring group Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).
SOHR said more than 300 people – including more than 20 civilians – have been killed since the offensive started on Wednesday.
The offensive is the largest against the Syrian government in years and the first time rebels fighting the forces of President Bashar al-Assad have reached Aleppo since being forced out by the army in 2016.
