Abdullah bin Zayed and the Jordanian Foreign Minister discuss by phone developments in Al-Aqsa Mosque
His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, discussed, during a phone call today with His Excellency Ayman Safadi, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriate Affairs of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, ways to develop relations between the two brotherly countries. The call also dealt with regional and international developments of common interest.
The two sides affirmed the continuation of coordination and consultation in the efforts of the two countries towards resolving regional crises and achieving security and stability in the region.
The two sides stressed the need to activate efforts aimed at achieving a just, comprehensive and lasting peace based on the two-state solution and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital, and stressed the need to stop all illegal Israeli measures that undermine the two-state solution.
The two sides referred to the condemnation of the UAE and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir, today storming the courtyard of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, which is a violation of international law and a serious escalation, and stressed the need to stop all Israeli violations of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, and the need for Israel to respect the existing historical and legal situation. And not to prejudice the authority of the powers of administering Jerusalem and the affairs of Al-Aqsa Mosque.
His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan stressed the need to respect the role of the brotherly Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in caring for sanctities and endowments in accordance with international law and the existing historical situation, and not to prejudice the authority and powers of managing the endowments of Jerusalem and the affairs of Al-Aqsa Mosque.
For his part, His Excellency Safadi stressed that Jordan will continue to devote all its capabilities to protecting the holy sites and ensuring respect for the existing historical and legal status therein, warning of the seriousness of the Israeli violations of Al-Aqsa Mosque.
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