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Tuesday 22 Sep 2015 - 12:41 Makkah mean time-9-12-1436
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New York (IINA) – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday reiterated his strong concern over recent tensions in Jerusalem in a phone call with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Xinhua News Agency reported.
"The Secretary General and President Abbas exchanged views on the recent tensions in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem," said a press statement issued by the Secretary General's spokesperson. "The Secretary General urged both sides to defuse tensions and prevent escalation," it said.
UN chief regretted recent instances of inflammatory rhetoric which will only serve to increase mistrust and worsen an already difficult situation on the ground, and urged all to refrain from it.
Moreover, the Secretary General stressed the need for the status quo at the holy sites to be maintained, the statement added.
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