Jeddah, July 16 -- The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Thursday, July 16, strongly condemned reports that Colombia intends to open an embassy in Jerusalem, calling the move a violation of UN Security Council resolutions and a departure from Bogota's long-standing support for Palestinian rights.

In a statement issued from its headquarters, the OIC's General Secretariat said the reported move would harm relations between Colombia and the organisation's 57 member states and reflected a "regrettable departure" from Colombia's historic positions on the Palestinian issue.

A flagrant violation: OIC

The OIC said the plan amounted to a clear breach of United Nations resolutions, specifically Security Council Resolutions 476 and 478...