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World reacts to Trump’s plan for Jerusalem
Statements from different countries pour in as US planned recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
World reacts to Trump’s plan for Jerusalem
Reactions from across the globe began pouring in on Wednesday after the U.S. planned recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and relocation of the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem.
China voiced its concern over the U.S.’s statements about Jerusalem saying the move could spark more tensions.
“All parties should avoid weakening the long-standing solutions for Palestine conflict by causing new divisions,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said in a news briefing.
Shuang emphasized that Beijing supports an independent Palestinian State with east Jerusalem as its capital.
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Turkey warns US that Jerusalem embassy move is 'grave mistake'
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Wednesday that it would be a "grave mistake" for the United States to move its Israel embassy to Jerusalem and that he had warned U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Before a bilateral meeting with Tillerson at NATO headquarters, Çavuşoğlu said: "It would be a grave mistake [to move the U.S. embassy]. It will not bring any stability but rather chaos and instability. The whole world is against this," he said, adding that he had already told Tillerson how he felt and would reiterate it at the meeting at NATO during the alliance's foreign ministers' meeting.
Pope Francis also urged U.S. President Donald Trump to respect the Jerusalem’s status.
Speaking during a weekly address in Vatican, the Pope said: "I cannot keep silent on my deep concern for the situation that has been created in the past days."
The Pope has described Jerusalem as "a unique city, sacred to Jews, Christians, and Muslims".
"I would like to make a heartfelt appeal for everyone’s commitment to respect the city’s status, in conformity with the pertinent United Nations Resolutions," he said, as quoted by the Vatican Radio, an official broadcaster.
Erdoğan phones leaders over US move on Jerusalem
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday made phone calls to leaders of Iran, Tunisia and Malaysia over an expected U.S. decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.According to a presidential source, Erdoğan told Iranian president Hassan Rouhani, Tunisian president Beji Caid Essebsi, and Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, that the move would "disrupt peace process in the Middle East".Trump is expected to formally recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital on Wednesday and begin preparations to move the U.S. Embassy to the city, three senior administration officials confirmed to Anadolu Agency, late Tuesday.Palestinians, Arab and Muslim countries warn that a unilateral recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital would "unleash widespread public anger" and deal a death knee to the peace process.Video: Erdoğan: Jerusalem is the red line of MuslimsDuring his election campaign last year, Trump repeatedly promised to move the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.Jerusalem remains at the core of the Israel-Palestine conflict, with Palestinians hoping that East Jerusalem -- currently occupied by Israel -- might eventually serve as the capital of a future Palestinian state.Turkish lawmakers slam reported Trump Jerusalem planTurkey warns US that Jerusalem embassy move is 'grave mistake'Palestinian envoy says US recognition of Jerusalem is 'declaring war'
'Grave concern'
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov warned of a "possible complication" if the U.S. recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
"The situation is complex," Peskov told reporters.
Pakistan also expressed “grave concern” over the U.S. Embassy shifting reports and termed such steps “a clear violation of UN Security Council’s resolutions”.
A statement issued by the Prime Minister House stated that such a move would sidestep decades-long global consensus on the issue, undermine regional peace and security as well as derail any prospects for a lasting peace in the Middle East.
Abbas calls for reconciliation to face ‘risks’
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday called for achieving inter-Palestinian reconciliation to face “risks” facing the Palestinian issue.The call comes ahead of an expected announcement by U.S. President Donald Trump to relocate the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem and officially recognize the city as Israel’s capital.“In order to ensure the success of reconciliation, we have instructed the government to go to the Gaza Strip and work to find solutions to the daily suffering of our people there,” Abbas said in a statement carried by the official Wafa news agency.He appealed to the Palestinian people and factions to “focus on the upcoming challenges facing the national project by taking advantage of the opportunity to achieve national unity."He said the Palestinian unity is the “real response to all attempts aimed at violating our rights guaranteed by international law and norms”.Gazans protest Trump’s plan for Jerusalem recognitionTurkey warns US that Jerusalem embassy move is 'grave mistake'In October, rival Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah signed a landmark reconciliation agreement in Cairo aimed at healing their decade-long rift after Hamas captured Gaza from Fatah in 2007 after days of street fighting. Turkish PM says Trump’s plan for Jerusalem ‘unlawful'
The statement called on the United States to refrain from any move that alters the legal and historical status as well as character of Al-Quds Al-Sharif, fully comply with all applicable UN Security Council resolutions.
Trump is expected to formally recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital on Wednesday and begin preparations to move the U.S. Embassy to the city, three senior administration officials confirmed to Anadolu Agency late Tuesday.
Palestinians, Arab and Muslim countries warn that a unilateral recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital would "unleash widespread public anger" and deal a death knee to the peace process.
During his election campaign last year, Trump repeatedly promised to move the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Jerusalem remains at the core of the Israel-Palestine conflict, with Palestinians hoping that East Jerusalem -- currently occupied by Israel -- might eventually serve as the capital of a future Palestinian state.
In addition, Russia is among the countries expressing concern about Jerusalem’s status.