- Title: ISRAEL/JORDAN: ISRAEL AND JORDAN OPEN EMBASSIES IN EACH OTHERS COUNTRIES
- Date: 11th December 1994
- Summary: AMMAN, JORDAN/ TEL-AVIV, ISRAEL (DECEMBER 11, 1994) (RTV - ACCESS ALL) AMMAN, JORDAN 1. GV EXTERIORS OF FORTE GRAND HOTEL 0.04 2. CU ISRAELI FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIAL YAOV BIRAN SPEAKING (ENGLISH) 0.36 3. SCU BIRAN REVEALS PLAQUE 0.49 4. CU FURLED ISRAELI FLAG 0.51 5. SV FLAG IS HOISTED 1.01 6. SV ISRAELI A
- Embargoed: 26th December 1994 12:00
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- Location: AMMAN, JORDAN/ TEL-AVIV, ISRAEL
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- Country: ASIA Israel MIDDLE EAST Jordan
- Reuters ID: LVA17ENVJTIH09VC62CU2MD9LD6R
- Story Text: Former adversaries Israel and Jordan opened embassies in each other's territories on Sunday (December 11), sparking protests by Moslem militants and leftists in Amman, but welcomed in Tel Aviv.
Jordanian Foreign Ministry official Omar Rifai said the raising of his national flag in Tel Aviv marked not only the implementation of an October peace treaty that ended a 46-year state of war between the countries "but also a new beginning in our bilateral relations for the benefit of both our peoples." The Tel Aviv ceremony was in sharp contrast to Moslem militant and leftist protests at the opening of Israel's embassy in Amman earlier on Sunday.
In Amman, protesters urged Jordanians to boycott the Israeli embassy and oppose all forms of normalisation.
Israeli Foreign Ministry official Yaov Biran unveiled a plaque reading "Embassy of Israel" in English, Arabic and Hebrew before raising the blue and white flag on a pole outside the Forte Grand Hotel in Amman's financial district.
Biran said he hoped the move would inspire Syria and Lebanon to reach similar treaties with Israel to complete what he called the "circle of peace" in the Middle East.
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