YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 24, ARMENPRESS. The final status of Jerusalem must be determined through negotiations between stakeholder parties, Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan said at a news briefing when asked by ARMENPRESS about the Trump Peace Plan, a proposal by the Trump administration to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.

“Armenia is following with special attention the ongoing developments around Jerusalem’s status, due to the centuries-old Armenian presence in the Holy City, rich Armenian historic-cultural legacy, as well as the fact that the Armenian Apostolic Church is one of the churches having jurisdiction over the Holy Sites. Armenia views East Jerusalem as a part of the 1967 occupied territories and finds that Jerusalem’s final status must be determined as a result of negotiations between stakeholder parties,” Mnatsakanyan said.

Mnatsakanyan said Armenia supports the settlement of the Palestine conflict based on the principle of two states and the efforts on re-launching talks between the sides.

“By accepting Israel’s right to have a peaceful and safe state for its citizens, at the same time we support the Palestine people’s aspiration on creating an independent state by exercising the right to self-determination,” Mnatsakanyan said.

Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan