Politics
Armenia has supported the peaceful settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
The UN General Assembly has approved the “New York Declaration” on the peaceful settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The document was voted in favor of by 142 states, including Armenia, 10 against, and 12 countries abstained.
Among those voting against were Israel, the United States, Argentina, Paraguay, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Panama, Palau, and the Federated States of Micronesia.
Twelve states abstained, including Cameroon, the Dominican Republic, North Macedonia, South Sudan, Moldova, Samoa, and others.
The initiative was presented by France and Saudi Arabia, calling for immediate and irreversible steps towards a peaceful two-state solution, as well as an end to violence and the transfer of control of the Gaza Strip to the Palestinian National Authority.
