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Tuesday 15 Sep 2015 - 12:31 Makkah mean time-2-12-1436
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Amman, (IINA) - Jordanian King Abdullah on Monday warned that "any more Israeli provocations in Jerusalem will affect the relationship between Jordan and Israel and Jordan will have no choice, but to take action, unfortunately," Petra reported.
The King spoke in a joint press conference with British Prime Minister David Cameron, who arrived in the Kingdom for talks on ways to cement the strategic Jordanian-British ties and a number of regional and international issues.
King Abdullah said: "We in Jordan have been very concerned and angered with the recent escalations in Jerusalem, specifically in Al Aqsa Mosque. We have gotten reassurances from the Israeli government that this would not happen. Unfortunately, these are reassurances we have heard in the past. So, I would like to state, in your presence that if this continues to happen, actually as of today, any more provocations in Jerusalem, will affect the relationship between Jordan and Israel; and Jordan will have no choice, but to take action, unfortunately."
Speaking on Jordanian-British cooperation, the king said: "The relationship between Jordan and Britain has been a long and historic one and even more, so over the past several years, as we have come closer, shoulder-to-shoulder, with not only the regional challenges we have had to face, but unfortunately the global challenges that have been a major problem for all of us.
The King noted that: "Jordanian and British troops have been standing shoulder-to-shoulder in many regions and, again, we will continue to do so.”
For his part, the British prime minister thanked the King for the welcome and said it is a great honour for him to be back in Jordan. Cameron stressed that Britain and Jordan have a very strong relationship, which has gotten stronger over recent years, and we want to build on that.
"The first thing I want to do is to thank the Jordanian people, through you, for the extraordinary generosity they have shown hosting so many Syrian refugees. I have seen this with my own eyes this afternoon, here in your country," Cameron said.
The two leaders discussed efforts to fight terrorism and extremism in coordination and partnership with all concerned regional and global actors. They also tackled the latest developments in Syria, the crises in a number of countries and efforts to revive peace talks between the Palestinians and Israelis based on the two-state solution.
SM/IINA
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