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<p>King Abdullah raised his concerns over violence at the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif
site during the visit to Jordan in September by the Prime Minister, my right hon.
Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron). We regularly discuss measures to de-escalate
tensions and maintain the status quo with all levels of the Jordanian government.</p><p>On
29 October the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth
Affairs, my hon. Friend the member for Bournemouth East (Mr Ellwood), met a delegation
of Arab Heads of Mission, led by the Jordanian Ambassador, to discuss the violence
at the Holy Sites and the implementation of the recent Israel-Jordan agreement. He
assured the Ambassador and delegation that we will do all we can to support efforts
to de-escalate tensions and maintain the status quo, which includes encouraging all
sides to respect the King of Jordan’s custodianship.</p>
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