19 countries condemn Colombia’s opening of embassy in Jerusalem

The foreign ministers of Turkiye and 18 other countries on Friday strongly condemned Colombia’s inauguration of its embassy in Jerusalem, Anadolu reports. In a joint statement released by Turkiye’s Foreign Ministry, the ministers expressed their “unequivocal rejection” of the decision. They said the move violates relevant UN Security Council resolutions and undermines international efforts to achieve a just and lasting peace based on a two-state solution. The statement was issued by the foreign ministers of Turkiye, Algeria, Djibouti, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. The ministers reaffirmed that any measure or decision intended to alter the legal or historical status of occupied Jerusalem, or to recognize the city […]