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The republic of Armenia is the latest country to recognize the independent state of Palestine.
“Always being a support of two-state solution in Israeli-Palestinian conflict Armenia made a decision to recognize the independent state of Palestine,” wrote the Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Vohan Kostanyan on his X account.
This recognition follows similar declarations last month by Slovenia, Spain, Norway and Ireland further bolstering international support for Palestinian statehood, reported Wafa.
The official recognition by Armenia raises the number of countries that recognize Palestinian statehood to 149 out of 193 member states of the UN General Assembly added the Palestinian news agency.
“The catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza and the ongoing military conflict is one of the primary issues on the international political agenda that requires resolution,” said the MFA in a statement.
“The Republic of Armenia categorically rejects the targeting of civilian infrastructures, violence against the civilian population and the hostage-taking and capture of civilians during the armed conflict and joins the demands of the international community for their release without preconditions,” it added.
In response to the recognition, Israel’s Foreign Ministry summond the Armenian Ambassador to Israel for a “stern reprimand, according to the Jerusalem Post.
The ministry said Armenia earlier supported the UN General Assembly resolutions calling for an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, where Israel has killed more than 37,000 Palestinians since last October as reported in Anadolu.
