Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 59778

Jerusalem: Cultural Heritage

Tabled: 13 June 2025

Answered: 1 July 2025

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Question

Paula Barker

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will send a formal delegation to (a) Israel and (b) the Occupied Palestinian Territories to (i) visit the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem, (ii) meet the Armenian communit

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer

The UK recognises that Jerusalem holds particular significance for many groups around the globe, especially the three Abrahamic faiths of Christianity, Islam and Judaism. It has been the position of the UK Government since 1967 that the Occupied Palestini...

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