Costa Rica, Jordan Restore
Diplomatic Ties
Costa Rica and Jordan signed
documents in New York on
Wednesday to re-establish
diplomatic relations.
Costa Rican Foreign Minister
Bruno Stagno said the resumption
of ties was conducive to his
country's political approach to
Arab nations, which would
provide new opportunities for
Costa Rican enterprises to seek
new export markets and attract
foreign investments.
Some Arab nations severed
diplomatic relations with Costa
Rica in 1982, when the Central
American country moved its
embassy to Israel from Tel Aviv
to Jerusalem.
After Costa Rica announced the
embassy's return to Tel Aviv
last August, Egypt, Kuwait,
Yemen and Bahrain restored ties
with the country.
The ownership of Jerusalem is
one of the most sensitive
factors regarding the
Palestine-Israel issue.
For Palestinians, the ancient
city is the third Holy Site of
Islam. But the Jews, who believe
that their ancestor, King David,
founded Jerusalem as the capital
of "the Kingdom of Israel" some
3,000 years ago, have said it
belongs to their Jewish country.
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