Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, met with Jordan’s King Abdullah II to discuss “ramifications” if US embassy was moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem al-Quds.
PA warns of repercussions if US embassy relocated
23 Jan 2017 - 8:23
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, met with Jordan’s King Abdullah II to discuss “ramifications” if US embassy was moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem al-Quds.
Following the meeting which was held in Jordan's capital Amman on Sunday, Abbas said that “a series of steps we’ll take if the US moves the embassy to Jerusalem” had been agreed upon.
Abbas stressed that relocating the embassy "is an important matter for the king and an important matter for us. There will be no alternative to coordinating and articulating action points with one another to fight any steps that, if acted upon, would have severe ramifications.”
He added that further coordination with Jordan was necessary ahead of Abdullah's upcoming visit the US and Russia over the next few weeks.
"I hope the American administration will act on two levels, one, to not discuss moving the embassy to Jerusalem and second, for the administration to lead negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis with the aim of achieving a political settlement," said Abbas, adding that "this is the best contribution the United States could make."
Earlier in the day, the White House said that the US government was "at the very beginning stages of even discussing" the embassy relocation.
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