ARMINFO News Agency, Armenia Friday Former Armenian Ambassador to Egypt: The Reduction of the Armenian community in Jerusalem is our main problem Yerevan December 22 Ani Mshetsyan. "The problem of the reduction of the Armenian community in Israel, and in particular in Jerusalem, is our main problem." On December 22, the former Armenian Ambassador to Egypt Ruben Karapetyan stated at a roundtable organized by the Ramkavar Azatakan Party and dedicated to the fate of Armenian Jerusalem in the light of the latest statement by US President Donald Trump. He noted that it would certainly be right to send delegations both to Israel and Palestine in order to listen to both sides and understand the problem, but the Armenian Foreign Ministry was late with these steps. "Trump understands that his main ally in the Middle East is Israel, and he supports it in every way against the background of the Middle East crisis." concluded Karapetyan, stressing that the most important thing for the Armenian community in this situation is to preserve its independence in Israel. Bishop Nathan, responsible for external affairs of the Holy Echmiadzin, said that the fate of the Armenian Jerusalem in the light of recent events is of concern to the church, but not for political reasons. Anxiety is connected with the fate of the Armenian community in Jerusalem. He said that the church is very concerned about the fact that the number of the Armenian community in Jerusalem is getting smaller and smaller, in addition, Trump's statement does not say a word about what will happen to the church communities that are in Jerusalem. "I am very worried by the fact that Jerusalem can eventually become a closed city like Bethlehem, which is walled and does not get there without passport control, which complicates the lives of its residents. Almost all the Armenians of Bethlehem have already moved, and I'm afraid , that the same fate will befall the Armenians of Jerusalem," the bishop stressed. He also noted that the church, in fact, is worried about the unknown. "What will happen if the Israeli authorities do not recognize the status quo of the church communities, what will happen to the community itself and the lands, schools and Armenian families that are in Jerusalem?". On December 21, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution calling not to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.