RIYADH, May 20, 2026 (WAFA) – The General Secretariat of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned on Wednesday the intention of the so-called “Somaliland” to open an embassy in Jerusalem in a sign of Israel's deepening ties with the breakaway region in the Horn of Africa.

The OIC General Secretariat expressed in a press statement its grave concern and strong condemnation of media reports regarding the intention of “Somaliland” to open a so-called “embassy” in occupied Jerusalem, slamming the move as “flagrant defiance of the will of the entire international community” and a “grave violation of the principles of the United Nations Charter and relevant UN resolutions.”

The OIC 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 Jerusalem, in flagrant violation of the principles of international law.”

It affirmed that “Israel, the occupying power, has no sovereignty over East 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.”

It 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,” while 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.”

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