Armenia–Syria relations
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Armenian–Syrian relations are foreign relations between Armenia and Syria. Armenia has an embassy in Damascus and a consulate general in Aleppo. In 1997, Syria opened an embassy in Yerevan.
Syria established diplomatic relations with Armenia soon after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Syrian President Hafez al-Assad maintained good relationships in part because of the large Armenian community in Syria. Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa visited Armenia in March 1992.[1]
Around 120,000 people of Armenian descent live in Syria. During the Armenian Genocide committed by the Ottoman Empire, the main killing fields of Armenians were located in the Syrian desert of Deir ez-Zor. The native Arabs sheltered and supported the Armenians.[citation needed]
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Notes
- ^ Zisser 1995, p. 733.
Bibliography
- Zisser, Eyal (1995). Ayalon, Ami (ed.). Middle East Contemporary Survey. Vol. 16. The Moshe Dayan Center. ISBN 9780813321332.
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