Jordan concerned over Israeli negotiations with the Vatican

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The Jordanian foreign ministry has expressed concern over the reported negotiations between The Vatican and Israel regarding Christian shrines in occupied Jerusalem.The ministry’s spokeswoman Sabah Al-Rafee said in a press statement published on Wednesday that foreign minister Nasser Joude had summoned The Vatican ambassador to Amman a couple of days ago and voiced Jordan’s concern over the reported negotiations.She said that Joude told the ambassador that the agreement to be signed between the two parties about the church’s taxes and financial issues might be interpreted as an indirect Vatican recognition of the Israeli sovereignty over occupied eastern Jerusalem.She quoted Jouda as asking for detailed information about the draft agreement to be signed by the two parties, stressing that Jordan refuses any measure that might affect east Jerusalem’s status as an occupied land./129