Saudi Arabia condemned on Wednesday Colombia’s opening of its embassy in Jerusalem. A Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement said the Kingdom deemed the move “a flagrant violation of international law and relevant international legitimacy resolutions and a direct infringement of the legal and historical status of the occupied city.” “The Kingdom stresses that this step contradicts the established international position regarding the legal and historical status of Jerusalem,” it added. “It reiterates its call to the international community, including the UN Security Council and all concerned parties, to uphold their legal and moral responsibilities and to take urgent action to halt the illegal Israeli policies aimed at imposing a new reality by force and undermining prospects for achieving a just and lasting peace,” it said.
