By Harut Sassounian In this final article on the debate organized by the Armenian National Committee of America, Western Region, Congressmen Howard Berman and Brad Sherman answered questions from panelists Harut Sassounian and Ara Khachatourian on the safety of Syrian Armenians, the Safarov scandal, the independence of Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), and Israel's arms sales to Azerbaijan. Cong. Sherman acknowledged that some of the opposition elements in Syria "are extremely hostile to Christians in Syria." He warned that there would be "consequences for not treating with respect the human rights of the Christian minority." When asked what specifically Congress could do to assist Syrian Armenians, Cong. Berman stated: "There are direct USAID relationships, and there are more covert kinds of ways…
SARF FundOctober 16, 2012