Doha, May 24 -- Sixteen Arab and Islamic countries on Sunday strongly condemned the opening of a purported Somaliland "embassy" in Jerusalem, describing the move as illegal, unacceptable and a violation of international law and United Nations resolutions.
In a joint statement issued from Doha, the foreign ministers of Qatar, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Turkey, Pakistan, Indonesia, Djibouti, Somalia, Palestine, Oman, Sudan, Yemen and Lebanon denounced the step taken by the self-declared Somaliland region to establish what they called a purported diplomatic mission in occupied Jerusalem.
Condemning the mover "in the strongest terms" the illegal and unacceptable step taken by the so-called "Somaliland" region in opening a purported "embassy...