Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Monday during a telephone conversation called on the parties to the conflict in East Jerusalem to show restraint and not to allow actions leading to an escalation of tension. The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday.
"The foreign ministers expressed serious concern about the worsening of Palestinian-Israeli relations and the dangerous rise in tensions in East Jerusalem, especially in the area of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound," the statement said. - "The ministers condemned the eviction of Palestinians from their ancestral residence area - Sheikh Jarrah - and in the spirit of the joint statement of the Quartet of international mediators for the Middle East settlement dated May 8, 2021, called upon all parties to the conflict to show restraint and not to allow actions threatening further aggravation of the situation during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan".
The Russian and Turkish foreign ministers stressed the importance of continuing efforts to resolve the situation around Nagorno-Karabakh.
"In addition, the importance of continuing efforts to stabilize the situation around Nagorno-Karabakh was noted," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Lavrov and Cavusoglu discussed the prospects of supplying the Sputnik V vaccine to Turkey and setting up production of the Russian drug there.
"In accordance with an existing agreement between the presidents of the two countries, Sergey Lavrov and Mevlut Cavusoglu discussed the prospects of organizing supplies of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine from Russia to Turkey and establishing its production there," the Foreign Ministry said.
The situation in East Jerusalem
Tensions in East Jerusalem began to escalate in mid-April, and on May 7 clashes between Israeli border police and Palestinians began in two locations at once - near the Temple Mount and in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, where security forces were carrying out an eviction of several Arab families in accordance with an Israeli court order, accompanied by local protests and fierce clashes, which have been raging since late April.
According to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, the main clashes on Friday night and Saturday night took place near the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Israeli security forces fired rubber bullets at worshippers as well as used stun grenades and tear gas, then over 200 police stormed the mosque courtyards and indoor prayer halls, forcing worshippers to leave al-Aqsa.
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Based on materials from TASS