Armenpress News Agency , Armenia
 Friday


Armenia's position on status of Jerusalem remains unchanged – MFA spokesman



YEREVAN, DECEMBER 22, ARMENPRESS. Armenia attentively follows all
developments with regard to Jerusalem since the Armenian Apostolic
Church is one of the guardians of the Christian Holy Places, Armenian
foreign ministry spokesman Tigran Balayan told ARMENPRESS.

“Armenia has already expressed its position on the status of Jerusalem
and has not changed it. The status of Jerusalem is one of the most
important issues on the international agenda and should be solved
through the negotiations within the context of the acceptable solution
for the parties to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This can pave the
way for the establishment of a lasting peace and security”, he said.

Tigran Balayan stated that Jerusalem has a centuries old Armenian
presence, a rich Armenian historical and cultural heritage. “Armenian
Apostolic Church is one of the guardians of the Christian Holy Places.
Therefore, we attentively follow all developments with regard to
Jerusalem. We took note of the recently expressed positions on
Jerusalem recognizing that they do not prejudice the determination of
the final status of Jerusalem through negotiations”, the MFA spokesman
noted.

The UN General Assembly on December 21 adopted a resolution calling on
the US to refrain from its decision to recognize Jerusalem as the
capital of Israel. 128 states voted in favor of the resolution, 35
abstained and 9 were against.

Armenia also voted in favor of the resolution.