20 Foreign Ministers Condemn Colombia’s Jerusalem Embassy Opening

TREE NEWS update: South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation said in a joint statement on Oct. 16 that the foreign ministers of 20 countries, including South Africa, Egypt, Palestine, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, Indonesia, Malaysia and Pakistan, strongly condemned and opposed Colombia’s inauguration ceremony for its embassy in Jerusalem. The statement said the move violates relevant UN Security Council resolutions and undermines international efforts toward a just and lasting peace based on the two-state solution.