Russia has disagreed with US
President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of
Israel.
Russian Ambassador to Vatican,
Alexander Avdeyev, made the position of his country known.
Avdeyev recalled that Pope
Francis, leader of the Catholic Church, in one of his recent statements, said
that the status quo of Jerusalem, which is a place of pilgrimage and worship
for Jews, Christians and Muslims, should be respected.
The ambassador told Sputnik,
“This is a city of three Abrahamic religions and it should not be politicised
by recognition as a capital.
“I draw attention to the fact
that this statement was made by the Pope, who usually expresses his position
very carefully in order not to offend anyone.
“So we can see a clear
disagreement with the U.S. decision here. We have the similar position.”
The diplomat also said that
Russia and the Vatican share similar views on the world and the threats posed
to it in the 21st century.
“We have much in common in our
vision of the threats and dangers of the 21st century. This is an important
issue that unites us.
“First of all, I speak about the
threat of any terrorism, criminal, religious or separatist one. The second
threat is the weakening of non-proliferation regimes.
“Of particular concern is the
drug trafficking and the separation into rich and poor in the world”.
The ambassador added that the
Russian Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church were concerned over the
destruction of the moral and ethical values of the Christian civilisation.
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