AMMAN —
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates
Ayman Safadi and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held talks concerning the
dangerous escalation at Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram Al-Sharif and efforts to stop
it, Ammon News reported on Tuesday.
اضافة اعلان
The two ministers discussed, during a phone call,
causes of the recent escalation which had led to violence and tensions. The two
officials stressed the need to continue coordination and joint work to end the
recent escalation and prevent the aggravation of the cycle of violence in order
to restore calm.
Safadi stressed the need for Israel to respect the
historical and legal status quo in Al-Haram Al-Sharif and to stop all measures
that undermine it.
He also valued the position of the
US that called
for respecting the historical and legal status quo and its efforts to restore
calm, especially during the holy month of Ramadan.
Safadi stressed the importance of the US position in
support of the two-state solution and its efforts to maintain calm and find a
real political horizon for resolving the conflict.
For his part,
Blinken appreciated the Kingdom’s
special role within the framework of the Hashemite Custodianship, and stressed
the importance of respecting the historical status quo at Al-Haram Al-Sharif.
Blinken affirmed his country’s commitment to work
towards achieving stability in the region, and its support for the two-state
solution as a way to resolving the conflict.
Safadi and Blinken underlined the depth of the
strategic partnership between the Kingdom and the US, and the continuation of
cooperation and coordination in efforts to resolve regional crises and achieve
security, stability and peace.
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