JUST IN************* CQ NEWSMAKER TRANSCRIPTS Federal Agency March 28, 2014 - Partial Text State Department Holds Regular News Briefing LIST OF SPEAKERS HARF: Well, happy Friday, everyone. Welcome to the daily briefing. I have a few items at the top and then we will open it up for questions. A quick travel update. Today, Secretary Kerry is in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with President Obama. He has accompanied President Obama to his meeting with Saudi King Abdullah. I think -- I believe it just ended, and there will be more of a readout coming from the road. Second item at the top. We are deeply troubled by recent fighting and violence that is endangering the Armenian» community in Kasab, Syria and has forced many to flee. There are far too many innocent civilians suffering as a result of the war. All civilians, as well as their places of worship, must be protected. As we have said throughout this conflict, we deplore continued threats against Christians and other minorities in Syria. And as you may have seen from the readout of President Obamas conversation with Pope Francis yesterday, they discussed, among other things, the plight of minorities, especially Christians, inside Syria today. We have seen some statements by groups fighting in Kasab saying they will not target civilians and will respect minorities and holy places. We expect those commitments to be upheld. The United States will continue its steadfast support to those affected by violence in Syria and throughout the region, including Syrian «Armenians». We have long had concerns about the threat posed by violent extremists and this latest threat to the «Armenian» community in Syria only underscores this further. syrianarmenianrelieffund.org/donation.php
Posted on: Fri, 28 Mar 2014 20:17:28 +0000
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