PARIS: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Friday that the relocation of the US embassy to Jerusalem would probably not take place for at least two years. ?This is not something that is going to happen this year or probably not next year, but the president does want us to move in a very concrete and steadfast way to ensure the embassy is located in Jerusalem when we?re able to do so, at the earliest possible time,? Tillerson said after talks in Paris with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian. France said on Friday the United States had sidelined itself in the Middle East by recognising Jerusalem as Israel?s capital, but the EU?s top diplomat insisted Washington remains a mediator as Europe struggled for unity in its diplomacy. US President Donald Trump?s decision to move the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem revived old tensions between EU governments that want to see peace in the Middle East but have varying degrees of sympathy towards Israel and the Palestinians. ?I hear some, including Mr Tillerson, say things will happen in time and the hour is for negotiations. Until now (the US ) could have had a mediation role in this conflict, but it has excluded itself a little,? French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said, referring to US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who is in Paris for talks after visiting Brussels and Vienna.
12-09-2017, 08:21 AM
Tillerson: Jerusalem embassy move probably not for 2 years
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