19 States Reject Colombia's Embassy Opening in Jerusalem

Foreign ministers of 19 countries, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey, issued a joint statement rejecting Colombia's plan to open an embassy in Jerusalem.

• Ministers from 19 states, including Egypt, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, and Turkey, issued a joint statement rejecting Colombia's embassy opening.
• The statement says the move contradicts UN Security Council resolutions and undermines international efforts toward a two-state solution.
• The ministers declared any action altering Jerusalem's legal or historical status or recognizing it as Israel's capital is void and without legal effect.
• They called on Colombia to reverse its decision and refrain from measures harming Palestinian rights, including an independent state with East Jerusalem as its capital.
• Egypt summoned Colombia's chargé d'affaires in Cairo to protest the embassy opening, calling the decision a null and void unilateral step violating international legitimacy.
• Colombia formally opened its embassy to Israel in Jerusalem, becoming the tenth country to do so.
• Foreign Minister Ómar Bula called the move a strong step toward restoring diplomatic ties severed by former President Gustavo Petro in May 2024.
• The joint statement specifically cited UN Security Council resolutions 476 and 478 of 1980 as the legal basis for rejecting the move.