The living conditions of Armenians in Syria are rather bad, head of the Armenian Evangelic Community of Aleppo, Harutyun Selimyan, told Armenian News – NEWS.am.

In his words, the main reason is the absence of electricity and gas. ”Over 8000 Armenians live in Aleppo, and the absence of electricity and water creates extremely dire living conditions. Two days ago the water was switched on for several hours, but then it was again switched off. There is no electricity; the essential products are very expensive, and the Armenians – like the rest of the country’s population – can barely make both ends meet,” Selimyan said.

He also noted that the Armenian church helps the Syrian Armenians in these conditions. ”The church is trying to help somehow, materially or otherwise. Apart from this, the Syrian Armenian Relief Fund (SARF) provides material help twice a month,” head of the Armenian Evangelic Community of Aleppo said.