Pope Francis and Morocco's King Mohammed VI called on Saturday for the prot...
Pope Francis is received by Morocco's King Mohammed VI upon disembarking from his plane at Rabat-Sale International Airport near the capital Rabat, Morocco, March 30, 2019. Fadel Senna/Pool via REUTERS
In a joint appeal signed on the first day of Francis’ visit to Rabat, the pope and the monarch said they were “deeply concerned for its spiritual significance and its special vocation as a city of peace”. “We consider it important to preserve the Holy City of Jerusalem / Al-Quds Acharif as the common patrimony of humanity and especially for the followers of the three monotheistic religions, as a place of encounter and as a symbol of peaceful coexistence, where mutual respect and dialogue can be cultivated,” said the joint appeal, using the Arab name for Jerusalem.
The Vatican backs a two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, with both sides agreeing on the status of Jerusalem as part of the peace process.
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