France's Ayrault says Trump Jerusalem proposal provocation

France's foreign minister said on Sunday a proposal by US president-elect Donald Trump to move the American embassy to Jerusalem would be a provocation with serious consequences.

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Published : 15 Jan 2017, 05:15 PM
Updated : 15 Jan 2017, 05:15 PM

"Of course (it's a provocation). I think he would not be able to do it," Jean-Marc Ayrault told France 3 television amid a conference on the Middle East peace process in Paris. "It would have extremely serious consequences and it's not the first time that it's on the agenda of a US president, but none have let themselves make that decision.

"One cannot have such a clear-cut, unilateral position. You have to create the conditions for peace."