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AMMAN — Jordan and a group of fifteen countries have condemned a move by Somaliland to open an embassy in occupied Jerusalem.
In a joint statement, made available to The Jordan Times on Sunday, the foreign ministers of Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, Pakistan, Indonesia, Djibouti, Somalia, the State of Palestine, Oman, Sudan, Yemen, and Lebanon denounced “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,” the statement said.
The ministers reaffirm their “categorical” rejection of any unilateral measures aimed at imposing an illegal reality in occupied Jerusalem or conferring legitimacy on any entities or arrangements that violate international law and relevant United Nations resolutions.
They also reiterate 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 top diplomats also emphasise their full support for the unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of Somalia, and their unequivocal rejection of any unilateral measures that undermine the unity of Somali territory or infringe upon its sovereignty.
