The Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem announces that a letter was sent on October 26, 2023 to Xana Gardens Ltd. whereby the Patriarchate informed Xana Gardens of the cancellation of the agreement signed on 8/7/2021 regarding the Armenian Gardens in the Old City, Jerusalem. This was reported by the Chancellor at Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem and Director of Food and Beverage Department at Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem Fr Aghan Abegha Gogchyan.
According to the agreement, the area bordering the Jewish quarter of the old city was leased for 99 years to an Israeli who planned to build a hotel there.