HOLLANDE SPOKE TO KING OF JORDAN ABDULLAH II ABOUT THE SITUATION IN JERUSALEM

USPA NEWS - The President of the French Republic spoke today with His Majesty Abdullah II, King of Jordan about the situation in Jerusalem, he had mentioned last night with the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

The President of the Republic spoke today with His Majesty Abdullah II, King of Jordan about the situation in Jerusalem, he had mentioned last night with the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. He expressed his deep concern at the increasing number of violent clashes in and around the Temple Mount in East Jerusalem, and the need everything to be done to alleviate the situation.----------------------------------------------------------------- The President of the French Republic reiterated that any questioning of the status quo of 1967 on the Esplanade of the Mosques carrier would be at great risk of destabilization. He scored the attachment of France to full respect of the Holy Places.------------------------------------------------------------------------------These events illustrate once again the importance of a rapid resumption of talks to progress towards a resolution of the conflict. This is the meaning of the new international support of the peace process which France proposed the establishment, to promote the creation of an independent Palestinian state, viable and sovereign, living in peace and security alongside Israel ." Offical Statement Elysee