Minister of Foreign and Expatriate Affairs, Ayman Safadi, Wednesday, said that Jordan wants to stop tension and restore calm in Jerusalem, and will continue work to achieve that through re-opening of Al Aqsa mosque and ensuring Israel’s commitment not to change its historical and legal status.

He said Israel’s respect for the historic and legal status in the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the end of all attempts to create new facts on the ground is the key to restoring calm in the Holy shrines.

During two separate meetings with ambassadors of the EU and Asian countries to Jordan, the minister stressed that ending tension that would trigger a crisis is in the “hands of Israel”, which should immediately open the Al-Aqsa mosque without any hindrances.

“Preserving security and stability in holy places is a Jordanian objective, but this cannot be achieved by changing the historic status quo but through respecting it”, said Safadi.

He added that continued tension will deepen despair and increase opportunities for extremists to exploit it to escalate the situation and threaten security and stability.

Safadi said that Jordan, under the leadership of His Majesty King Abdullah the custodian of the holy Islamic and Christian sites in Jerusalem, will work with partners and friends to restore calm and resolve the crisis.

Source: Fana News