JERUSALEM. – The problem connected with the debt issue of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem is under discussions, Holy Etchmiadzin secretary Priest Vahram Melikyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

According to him, the problem is connected with the unpaid water bills and is under discussion for over two years. The church has been exempt of paying for water before the Israel state was established and even after it. However, the situation changed as a private company undertook the responsibility of water supply and charged money for its service.

The debt is so huge that the private company sued against the church and it may be closed.

“We do hope that the issue will be settled in the near future,” AAC representative said.