Stephen Doughty: The UK is monitoring the situation between the  Armenian government and the Church

ArmInfo. The UK is monitoring the situation between the Armenian government and the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC) and expects all actions to comply  with Armenia's Constitutional and legal framework, as stated by Stephen Doughty, Minister of State ( Foreign, Commonwealth and  Development office), in response to a question from a UK lawmaker about whether the UK Foreign Office had held discussions with  international counterparts on the reported attacks by the Armenian government against the AAC.

"We expect all actions to comply with Armenia's constitutional and  legal framework, allowing due process to take its course and ensuring  that all individuals a re treated fairly under the law,  with  judicial proceedings remaining transparent and impartial," he said.  He also  emphasized that the UK government remains firmly committed  to promoting and protecting the right to freedom of religion or  belief worldwide.  His  response is published on the UK Parliament  website.