Armenia is helping to resolve the Palestinian conflict based on the two-state principle and to efforts to resume talks between the parties, Armenian FM Zohrab Mnatsakanyan told reporters on Monday.

Recognizing the right of Israel to a safe and peaceful state for its citizens, Armenia is simultaneously assisting the Palestinian people in striving for the creation of an independent state through the realization of the right to self-determination, Mnatsakanyan said.

According to the FM, Armenia is following the processes around the status of Jerusalem, given the centuries-old Armenian presence and rich heritage. 

Armenia considers East Jerusalem as part of the territories occupied in 1967 and its final status should be determined as a result of negotiations between interested parties, the FM concluded.