Saudi, Arab and Islamic Foreign Ministers Condemn Somaliland’s Opening of Purported Embassy in Jerusalem

Riyadh: The ministers of foreign affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the State of Qatar, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Republic of Trkiye, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Republic of Indonesia, the Republic of Djibouti, the Federal Republic of Somalia, the State of Palestine, the Sultanate of Oman, the Republic of the Sudan, the Republic of Yemen, the Republic of Lebanon, the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, the State of Kuwait, the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, the People's Republic of Bangladesh, and the Kingdom of Morocco condemned in the strongest terms the illegal and unacceptable step taken by the so-called 'Somaliland' region in opening a purported 'embassy' in occupied Jerusalem. This constitutes a flagrant violation of international law and relevant international resolutions, and represents a direct infringement on the legal and historical status of occupied Jerusalem.

According to Saudi Press Agency, the ministers reaffirmed their categorical rejection of any unilateral measures aimed at entrenching an illegal reality in occupied Jerusalem or conferring legitimacy on any entities or arrangements that contravene international law and relevant United Nations resolutions. They reiterated that East Jerusalem has been occupied Palestinian territory since 1967, and that any measures intended to alter its legal and historical status are null and void and without legal effect.

The ministers further emphasized their full support for the unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of Somalia, and their unequivocal rejection of any unilateral sovereignty.

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