OIC Condemns Media Reports Regarding Opening of an Embassy by so-called "Somaliland" in Occupied Al-Quds

​The General Secretariat of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has expressed its grave concern and strong condemnation of media reports regarding the intention of the so-called “Somaliland” to open a so-called “embassy” in occupied Al-Quds (Jerusalem), in flagrant defiance of the will of the entire international community and in grave violation of the principles of the United Nations Charter and relevant UN resolutions.

​The General Secretariat considered that this illegal move comes in the context of Israel’s desperate and illegitimate attempts to extract false recognitions from illegitimate and internationally unrecognised entities — including the so-called “Somaliland” region — with the aim of consolidating its illegitimate and purported sovereignty over the occupied city of Al-Quds (Jerusalem), in flagrant violation of the principles of international law.

​In this context, the General Secretariat affirmed that Israel, the occupying power, has no sovereignty over East Al-Quds (Jerusalem), the capital of the State of Palestine, and that any measures aimed at altering its political, demographic, or geographical status are null and void under international law. The General Secretariat reiterated its full and absolute solidarity with the Federal Republic of Somalia, and its unwavering support for Somalia’s national sovereignty, territorial integrity and regional security, calling on all countries of the world to condemn and oppose this illegal move and to reject any attempt to confer international legal status on an unrecognised separatist entity, and to compel the Israeli occupation to comply with resolutions of international legitimacy.