(MENAFN- AzerNews) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a surprise trip
to Jordan on Tuesday for talks with King Abdullah, who the royal
court said underlined the need for Israel to respect the status quo
of the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem.
Abdullah told Netanyahu, who took office last month and whose
visit to Jordan marks his first foreign trip since he came back to
power, that Israel should respect the 'historic and legal status
quo in the Holy Aqsa mosque and not violate it,' the royal court
said.
The monarch, who has had years of tense ties with Netanyahu
during his past tenure as premier, was quoted as telling the
Israeli leader that an end to violence was crucial to allow
long-stalled peace talks to resume between the Palestinians and
Israel.
Netanyahu's office said the two leaders discussed regional
issues, especially strategic, security and economic cooperation
between Israel and Jordan.
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