Doha, May 24 (QNA) - The ministers of foreign affairs of the State of Qatar; the Arab Republic of Egypt; the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; the Republic of Turkey; the Islamic Republic of Pakistan; the Republic of Indonesia; the Republic of Djibouti; the Federal Republic of Somalia; the State of Palestine; the Sultanate of Oman; the Republic of Sudan; the Republic of Yemen; the Lebanese Republic; the Islamic Republic of Mauritania; and the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria condemn in the strongest terms the illegal and unacceptable step taken by the so-called "Somaliland" region in opening a purported "embassy" in occupied Jerusalem.

This constitutes a flagrant violation of international law and relevant international resolutions, and represents a direct infringement on the legal and historical status of occupied Jerusalem.

The ministers reaffirm their categorical rejection of any unilateral measures aimed at entrenching an illegal reality in occupied Jerusalem or conferring legitimacy on any entities or arrangements that contravene international law and relevant United Nations resolutions.

They reiterate that East Jerusalem has been occupied Palestinian territory since 1967, and that any measures intended to alter its legal and historical status are null and void and without legal effect.

The ministers further emphasise their full support for the unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of Somalia, and their unequivocal rejection of any unilateral sovereignty. (QNA)