Turkish Government asked international countries to acknowledge Jerusalem as Palestinian capital
News24xx.com - The Turkish government asked the international community to recognize of East Jerusalem as the capital of a Palestinian state.
"First of all, the Palestinian state must be acknowledged by all other countries and we all have to fight together for this," Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told Reuters on Wednesday, December 13 2017.
"We must encourage other countries to recognize Palestinian state based on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital," the Turkish high official added.
It was said by Cavusoglu in his speech to open the Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Istanbul, Turkey.
The summit of Islamic countries was held to discuss the US President Donald Trump's announcement of hisrecognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
The Turkish government asked the OIC summit to be held a form of joint response to Trump's decision.
In the Middle East War in 1967, Israel controlled the territory of East Jerusalem and later annexed it, a move that not recognized by the international community.
Jerusalem is a holy city for three religions: Islam, Christianity and Jew.
The announcement of Trump of Jerusalem has drawn criticism from the world leaders.
Protests against Trump's decision also took place in many Muslim countries.
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