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One Armenian has been killed from a stray bullet in the Vilaner district of Aleppo today. He was identified as Vardan Khachatryan, 44, Armenian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tigran Balayan said.

Another Armenian, Sako Kozan, has been abducted in Sarakib area, situated in Edlib.

7 Armenians were abducted from bus en route from Beirut to Aleppo on October 30. The names of five of them are known: Garo Bambelian, Arsen Aroian, Levon Zeitunian, as well as Bashar and George Rabat. They are safe and sound, reports say. George Rabat has allegedly been released.

More than 3 dozen Armenians have been killed in the Syrian conflict.

On November 3, at the Holy See of Saint Etchmiadzin, President Serzh Sargsyan attended the Diocesan Representative Assembly which had been convened to discuss issues related to the Church and national life and to define steps and initiatives to be taken to overcome the existing challenges.

President Sargsyan addressed the attendees of the Assembly. He said, in part: “The position of the Republic of Armenia on this issue is clear-cut: we are not urging our brothers to leave Syria. The Armenian community in Syria was historically formed, being one of the most viable and strong communities, and we are hopeful that peace will come for all people of Syria and its Armenian citizens. The entire Armenian nation, including the Armenian state, must help those who remain in Syria to preserve the Armenian hearth.”