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Armenia announced on Friday it was recognising the State of Palestine, the latest country to do so during the war in Gaza, saying it was against “violence towards civilian populations.”
It also criticised Hamas for “the captivity of civilian persons” and said Armenia “joins the demands of international community on freeing them.”
Other countries that recognised Palestine
Together with Slovenia, Spain, Ireland and Norway, who also officially recognized a Palestinian state over the past month, the move brings to 145 the number of UN member states that have done so.
Armenia
Armenia is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia.
It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan to the south.
Yerevan is the capital, largest city and financial center.
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