18 countries condemn Somaliland move to open ‘embassy’ in occupied Jerusalem

The foreign ministers of Turkiye and 17 other countries strongly condemned the “illegal and unacceptable” move by the breakaway Somaliland region to open a so-called embassy in occupied Jerusalem, Anadolu reports. A joint statement was issued by the foreign ministers of Turkiye, Algeria, Bangladesh, Djibouti, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mauritania, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. “The ministers condemn in the strongest terms the illegal and unacceptable step taken by the so-called ‘Somaliland’ region in opening a purported ‘embassy’ in occupied Jerusalem,” the statement said. It said the move constituted a “flagrant violation” of international law and relevant international resolutions, and represented a direct infringement on the legal and historical status of occupied Jerusalem. READ: Israel approves first […]