Turkey said on Saturday a decision by the United States to open an embassy in Jerusalem in May disregarded decision by the United Nations and Organisation for Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and showed the United States insisted on damaging peace.
In a statement, Turkeyโs Foreign Ministry said the decision was โvery worryingโ. The U.S. State Department said on Friday it would open an embassy in Jerusalem in May to coincide with Israelโs 70th anniversary.
In December, President Tayyip Erdogan hosted an OIC summit of more than 50 countries in Istanbul, where Muslim leaders condemned the U.S. decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israelโs capital.