"We who hold the historic Armenian presence in Jerusalem dear to our hearts are concerned in the real estate agreements the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem has recently signed, leasing the historic field (Cows’ Garden/”Goveroun Bardez”) southwest of the Armenian Quarter for 99 years in the Old City of Jerusalem, as reported in the Armenian and Arab media. We ask Patriarch Nourhan Manougian to make public the lease and withdraw his signature from the transaction as soon as possible." Read More