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The foreign ministers of Türkiye and 18 countries on Sunday strongly condemned what they described as the illegal and unacceptable step taken by the Somaliland region to open a so-called “embassy” in occupied Jerusalem.
Türkiye’s Foreign Ministry published the joint statement issued by Türkiye and the foreign ministers of the participating countries.
The statement said:
“The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye, the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, the Republic of Djibouti, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Republic of Indonesia, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the State of Kuwait, the Republic of Lebanon, the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, the Kingdom of Morocco, the Sultanate of Oman, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the State of Palestine, the State of Qatar, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Federal Republic of Somalia, the Republic of the Sudan and the Republic of Yemen 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.
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 Ministers reaffirm 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 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 ministers further emphasize 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.”
The statement emphasized that East Jerusalem has remained an occupied Palestinian territory since 1967 and said any attempt to alter its legal and historical status is null and void and carries no legal effect.
The ministers also reaffirmed support for Somalia’s unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity while rejecting unilateral initiatives that undermine Somali territory or violate its sovereignty.
Somalia’s federal government maintains that Somaliland remains an inseparable part of the country and says agreements signed by the Somaliland administration with foreign states are legally invalid.
Located in northwestern Somalia, Somaliland occupies a strategically important position near the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, one of the world’s most critical maritime chokepoints linking the Red Sea with the Indian Ocean.
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