ISTANBUL: Decisions made at the approaching meeting of the
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will show that U.S. recognition of
Jerusalem as the Israeli capital will not be easy to implement, Turkish
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday.
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will show that U.S. recognition of
Jerusalem as the Israeli capital will not be easy to implement, Turkish
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday.
A spokesman for Erdogan on Wednesday had announced that the
OIC would a hold an urgent meeting in Turkey on Dec. 13 to coordinate a
response to the decision by the United States.
OIC would a hold an urgent meeting in Turkey on Dec. 13 to coordinate a
response to the decision by the United States.
The OIC, established in 1969, consists of 57 member states
with a Muslim majority or a large Muslim population.
with a Muslim majority or a large Muslim population.
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“We explained to all our interlocutors that the United
States’ decision does not comply with international law, diplomacy or
humanity,” Erdogan said at a Justice and Development Party (AKP) assembly in
Turkey’s central province of Sivas, referring to phone calls he made to leaders
including French President Emmanuel Macron and the Pope.
States’ decision does not comply with international law, diplomacy or
humanity,” Erdogan said at a Justice and Development Party (AKP) assembly in
Turkey’s central province of Sivas, referring to phone calls he made to leaders
including French President Emmanuel Macron and the Pope.
“With the roadmap we will create during the OIC meeting, we
will show that the decision will not be easy to implement,” he said, adding
that Turkey considers U.S. President Trump’s Jerusalem announcement void.
will show that the decision will not be easy to implement,” he said, adding
that Turkey considers U.S. President Trump’s Jerusalem announcement void.
The Arab League, in a statement issued after an emergency
session in Cairo on Saturday, called the announcement a “dangerous violation of
international law” and said it would seek a U.N. Security Council resolution
rejecting the U.S. move.
session in Cairo on Saturday, called the announcement a “dangerous violation of
international law” and said it would seek a U.N. Security Council resolution
rejecting the U.S. move.
The Arab League, which consists of Arabic-speaking nations,
currently has 22 active member states.
currently has 22 active member states.
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Trump’s announcement has also upset U.S. allies in the West.
At the United Nations, France, Italy, Germany, Britain and Sweden called on the
United States to “bring forward detailed proposals for an Israeli-Palestinian
settlement”.
At the United Nations, France, Italy, Germany, Britain and Sweden called on the
United States to “bring forward detailed proposals for an Israeli-Palestinian
settlement”.
Palestinians took to the streets after the U.S.
announcement. Demonstrations also took place in Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia,
Somalia, Yemen, Malaysia and Indonesia, as well as outside the U.S. Embassy in
Berlin.
announcement. Demonstrations also took place in Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia,
Somalia, Yemen, Malaysia and Indonesia, as well as outside the U.S. Embassy in
Berlin.
– Reuters
