UN Calls For Upholding Status Quo In Jerusalem Holy Sites

2023-01-04 09:10:55

(MENAFN- Nam News Network)

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – A spokesman for the United Nations, underscored the importance of upholding the status quo in the holy sites, in reaction to the controversial visit by Israeli National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, to the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque.

UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has always stressed the importance of upholding the status quo in the holy sites,“in line with the special role of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,” Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for Guterres, told a regular press briefing.

The secretary-general calls on all to refrain from steps that could escalate tensions, in and around the holy sites, he added.– NNN-XINHUA

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