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King Mohammed VI has received a letter from US President, Donald Trump, in response to the message sent to him recently concerning «the decision of the US Administration to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and to transfer its embassy there», reports MAP news agency.
In his letter to the sovereign, the US president expressed «his gratitude for the leadership of His Majesty the King at the League of Arab States and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation», and affirmed that he also shares «the importance of the city of Jerusalem for the followers of Judaism, Christianity and Islam».
«Jerusalem is and must remain a place where Jews pray at the Western Wall, where Christians walk the Stations of the Cross and where Muslims worship at Al-Aqsa Mosque», he added.
Regarding the peace process, the US President stressed that he is «determined to reach a lasting peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians».
Supporting the two-state solution
He also reiterated his support «for a two-state solution if agreed to by both sides», adding that the specific boundaries of the Israeli sovereignty in Jerusalem are part of final status negotiations.
The US does not take a position on boundaries or borders, the US president concluded.
For the record, King Mohammed warned Donald Trump of the political and religious consequences of recognizing Al-Quds as the capital of Israel. The monarch stressed that «as is clearly indicated in the relevant international resolutions, especially those of the Security Council, Jerusalem is at the heart of final status issues. For this reason, its legal status needs to be preserved and nothing should be undertaken that might affect its current political status».
A few days after the King's letter to Donald Trump, teh latter took action by unilaterally deciding the final status of Al Qods. He explained that his decision was part of a «new approach» to peace and that, he argued, was in accordance with the law passed by Congress in 1995.
