ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and 18 other Muslim countries have strongly condemned Colombia’s inauguration of its embassy in Occupied Jerusalem.
Colombia opened its embassy in Jerusalem on Wednesday, becoming the 10th country to establish a diplomatic mission there.
Newly elected President Abelardo de la Espriella reversed his predecessor’s decision to sever ties with Israel and reinstated a free trade agreement between the two countries.
Foreign Ministers of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Djibouti, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Yemen, Somalia, Syria, Sudan, and Turkiye, in a joint statement on Friday, condemned Colombia’s move.
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Joint Statement by the Foreign Ministers of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Algeria, Djibouti, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Syria, Sudan and Türkiye
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They expressed their unequivocal rejection of Colombia’s inauguration by Colombia of its embassy in Jerusalem, a step that contravenes relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions and undermines international efforts to achieve a just and lasting peace based on the two-State solution.
Decision intends to alter legal status of Occupied Jerusalem
The Ministers reaffirmed that any measure or decision intended to alter the legal or historical status of Occupied Jerusalem, or to recognise it as Israel’s capital, is null and void and has no legal effect.
Jerusalem is part of the Palestinian territory
“This position is consistent with relevant United Nations Security Council and General Assembly resolutions, particularly Security Council Resolutions 476 (1980) and 478 (1980), which reject attempts to change Jerusalem’s character or status and call on States to withdraw diplomatic missions from the city, which is part of the Palestinian territory occupied in 1967,” the statement said.
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The Ministers called upon the Colombian Government to reconsider and reverse this decision, uphold its obligations under international law, and refrain from measures that prejudice the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, including their right to an independent and sovereign Palestinian State with East Jerusalem as its capital.
