German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a session of the lower house of parliament Bundestag in Berlin, June 30, 2011. REUTERS/Fabrizio BenschBERLIN - 7 December 2017: Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday that Germany would stand by U.N. resolutions on the Israel-Palestinian conflict after U.S. President Donald Trump decided to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. "We're sticking to the relevant U.N. resolutions - they make clear that the status of Jerusalem needs to be negotiated as part of negotiations on a two-state solution for Israel and that's why we want this process to be revived," she said.On Wednesday Merkel had already said Germany does not support the Trump administration's decision.

Source: Egypt Today December 07, 2017 16:07 UTC