Thank you, Chair.
And thank you to the witnesses for your time and your presentations. As you see, my time is really very short and I would like to ask my two or three questions at the same time and then you can answer all of them together.
My first is that one of the reasons the Assad regime has the support of many religious minorities is the relative safety they were granted during his rule. How were Armenians treated while Assad had full control over Syria and how did this compare to other kinds of Christian groups?
My second question is, should rebels succeed in cowing the Assad regime, what outcomes can be expected for Armenians in Syria? Which outcome, rebel or Assad retreat, is more likely to lead to a positive outcome for Armenians purely in terms of their security?
My third short question is this. A significant problem in Syria is the ethnic and religious cleavages that leave people and families feeling insecure in the presence of neighbours or other groups, so how has the Armenian community adapted to living with insecurity in Syria?
Thank you.