Decisions made at the approaching meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation (OIC) will show that US recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital will not be easy to implement, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday.
A spokesman for Erdogan on Wednesday had announced that the OIC would a hold an urgent meeting in Turkey on
Dec 13 to co-ordinate a response to the decision by the United States.
The OIC, established in 1969, consists of 57 member states.
“We explained to all our interlocutors that the United States’ decision does not comply with international law, diplomacy or humanity,” Erdogan said at a Justice and Development Party (AKP) assembly in Turkey’s central province of Sivas, referring to phone calls he made to leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron and the Pope.
“With the roadmap we will create during the OIC meeting, we will show that the decision will not be easy to implement,” he said, adding that Turkey considers US President Trump’s Jerusalem announcement void.
The Arab League, in a statement issued after an emergency session in Cairo on Saturday, called the announcement a “dangerous violation of international law” and said it would seek a UN Security Council resolution rejecting the US move. The Arab League, which consists of Arabic-speaking nations, currently has 22 active member states.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan waving at the crowd during a rally in Sivas, yesterday.
