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UN ME Envoy Stresses Resolving Al-Aqsa situation by July 28

New York (July 25, 2017): The UN envoy for Middle East Nickolay Mladenov has stressed resolving the issue pertaining to situation at the compound of Al-Aqsa Mosque which is one of Holiest site for Muslims which he says threatens to have “potential catastrophic costs well beyond the walls of the Old City”.

“It is extremely important that a solution to the current crisis be found by Friday,” Nickolay told reporters yesterday after briefing the UN Security Council behind closed doors.

“The dangers on the ground will escalate if we go through another cycle of Friday prayer without a resolution to this current crisis.”

Yesterday British ambassador to the UN has called on “all parties to denounce violence”. Matthew Rycroft told reporters at the UN headquarters in New York City that it was important that the full Security Council “stands together to do what we can to help bring peace to the Middle East”.

The Middle East Quartet of Russia, the United States, the European Union and the UN in a statement encouraged Israel and Jordan to work together for de-escalation, noting the special role of Jordan as recognised in its peace treaty with Tel Aviv.

Meanwhile, Jordan’s Royal Court issued a statement on Monday saying that King Abdullah II discussed the crisis with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, stressing the need to remove the security measures taken by the Israeli security forces.

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