World Council of Arameans [Syriacs]

WCA Letter to Turkish Foreign Minister on kidnapped Bishops from Syria

Stockholm, 6 August 2013

RE: REQUEST TO CLARIFY REPORTS ABOUT KIDNAPPED BISHOPS FROM SYRIA ALLEGEDLY HELD IN TURKEY

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Your Excellency, Dear Mr. Davutoğlu,

We wish to draw your attention once again to the uncertain fate of the Greek and Syriac Orthodox Bishops of Aleppo, Msgr. Boulos Yazigi and Msgr. Yuhanon Ibrahim. Today it has been 106 days since they were abducted. All signs of life and their whereabouts are still lacking substantiation. Due to certain news reports, we request Your Excellency to clarify the position of the Turkish Government.

WCA Letter to UNSC Members: Plea to address still kidnapped archbishops and seek political solution to war in Syria (25 July 2013)

To the Honorable Permanent and Non-Permanent Members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC): China, France, Russia, UK, US, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Australia, Guatemala, Luxemburg, Morocco, Pakistan, Korea, Rwanda, Togo

Stockholm, 25 July 2013

Re: Plea to address still kidnapped archbishops and seek political solution to war in Syria

Distinguished Excellencies:

In reference to tomorrow’s briefing of the UNSC in New York City by the Syrian Coalition President Mr. Ahmad Al-Assi Al-Jarba and a senior delegation of Coalition representatives on the ongoing war in Syria, we request your immediate attention and assistance in relation to the next two critical issues:

WCA Letter to UK PM Mr David Cameron re Syria

The Right Honourable Mr David Cameron
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
10 Downing Street London W1

Stockholm, 30 July 2013

Re: Appreciation for not sending weapons to Syria and the plight of the native Christians

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Your Excellency, Dear Mr Cameron,

We wish to express our deep gratitude towards Her Majesty’s Government for not sending weapons into Syria, but hope that the budget will now be reserved instead for the direly needed humanitarian aid. As we have learned since the outbreak of the war in the country, the move to flood the country with more weapons would only have led to an increase in violence and bloodshed of innocent civilians.

THE FORGOTTEN PLIGHT OF THE INDIGENOUS ARAMEANS (SYRIACS) OF SYRIA (16 July 2013)

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

According to international law, the Aramean (Syriac) people and their endangered Aramaic (Syriac) language are indigenous to Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Lebanon, where they are still struggling hard for survival and for appreciation and official recognition as an ancient Semitic people with their distinct (read: non-Arab, non-Turkish, non-Kurdish, non-Muslim) identity, language, literature and religion.