“We are concerned by the irresponsible statements made by the leaders of certain states about moving their Embassies in Israel to Jerusalem.” Turkey’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hami Aksoy responds to AIPAC speeches
Turkey says the relocation by any country of its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem would “constitute a clear violation of international law”.
Turkey on Monday voiced concern over speeches of some country leaders about moving their embassies in Israel to Jerusalem during the American Israel Public Affairs Committee meeting in Washington on Sunday. “We are concerned by the irresponsible statements made by the leaders of certain states at the annual conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee , about moving their Embassies in Israel to Jerusalem,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Hami Aksoy said in a written statement.
Aksoy stressed that the relocation by any country of its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem would “constitute a clear violation of international law”. Statement of the Spokesperson of the MFA, Mr. Hami Aksoy in Response to a Question Regarding the Statements Delivered at the AIPAC by the Leaders of Certain States on Moving Their Embassies to Jerusalem
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