A halt to unilateral actions by Israel and the preservation of the legal and historical status quo in Jerusalem would defuse tension and boost efforts to end the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Egypt's foreign minister told his Israeli counterpart on Thursday.
In a telephone conversation, Sameh Shoukry also pledged to Israel's Eli Cohen that Cairo would continue to shoulder its “historical responsibility” in supporting efforts to end the conflict.
“This requires a halt to unilateral actions that complicate the situation and the necessity of preserving the legal and historical status quo in Jerusalem,” Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid quoted him as saying. “Both will have a direct effect in reducing tension.”
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