STORY: Any attempt to displace Palestinians from West Bank to Jordan "a declaration of war": FM
SHOOTING TIME: Sept. 5, 2024
DATELINE: Sept. 6, 2024
LENGTH: 00:02:00
LOCATION: Amman
CATEGORY: POLITICS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the bilateral meeting and press conference
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AYMAN SAFADI, Jordanian Foreign Minister
3. various of the bilateral meeting and press conference
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (German): ANNALENA BAERBOCK, German Foreign Minister
5. various of the bilateral meeting and press conference

STORYLINE:

Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi reiterated on Thursday that any attempt to displace Palestinians from the West Bank to Jordan would be viewed as "a declaration of war," to which his country would respond accordingly.
   
The minister made the remarks at a joint press conference with visiting German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock.
   
Safadi called on Germany to impose sanctions on Israel in light of its continued aggression against Palestinians.
   
Germany should take clear steps to impose sanctions on the Israeli government and officials who spread hatred, incite violence, justify the killing of innocent people, and escalate tensions in the region, he said.
   
He also affirmed that Jordan would not send its soldiers as part of an international force to the Gaza Strip, nor would it accept any approach that treats Gaza as a separate entity from the West Bank.
   
Safadi stressed that peace, security, and stability can only be achieved with a holistic approach that addresses the root causes of the conflict, referring to ending the occupation and establishing an independent Palestinian state.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AYMAN SAFADI, Jordanian Foreign Minister
"We in Jordan have said from day one that we will not accept any approach that treats Gaza as a separate part of the West Bank. And we will not deal with any approaches that look at the situation from a security perspective only. Security, stability and peace will not be achieved unless there is a comprehensive vision that aims to address the conflict from its roots. And this begins with presenting a comprehensive political vision to end the occupation and to reach the establishment of an independent Palestinian state that lives in security and peace alongside Israel."

For her part, Baerbock stressed the need for lasting peace in the region and expressed her "total rejection" of any attempt to destabilize the status quo of the holy sites in Jerusalem.

SOUNDBITE 2 (German): ANNALENA BAERBOCK, German Foreign Minister
"The recent outbreak of violence in the West Bank is a great concern for us, and I know what is going on in your domestic politics as well as with us. Israel is the occupying power in the West Bank and is obliged under the Geneva Convention to maintain law and order instead of endangering it. This explicitly includes protecting the population from attacks by violent radical settlers."   

She also praised Jordan's significant efforts in alleviating the suffering of the people in Gaza, adding that her country has agreed to an aid agreement worth 5 million euros (5.55 million U.S. dollars) to support Jordan.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Amman.
(XHTV)