Self-declared Somaliland: Pakistan and others slam move to open ‘embassy’ in Jerusalem

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), and several Muslim countries on Sunday strongly condemned the move by the self-declared Somaliland region to open a purported “embassy” in occupied Jerusalem, describing the step as illegal and unacceptable.

According to a joint statement issued here, the foreign ministers of Pakistan, Egypt, the State of Qatar, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Lebanese Republic, the Republic of Türkiye, 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 and the Republic of Yemen denounced the move in the strongest terms.

The statement said the opening of the so-called embassy 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.

The ministers reiterated their categorical rejection of any unilateral measures aimed at imposing an illegal reality in occupied Jerusalem or granting legitimacy to arrangements that violate international law and United Nations resolutions.

They 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, it says.

The ministers further 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.

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