Such unilateral decisions ‘are contrary to the internationally-legitimate resolutions’.
The United Arab Emirates has expressed its deep regret and condemnation of the US administration’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said such unilateral decisions are contrary to the internationally-legitimate resolutions and will not change the legal status of the city of Jerusalem as being under occupation.
It also pointed to the negative impact of the decision on the future of the peace process between the Palestinian and Israeli sides, which was established on the basis that the occupied city of Jerusalem is among the final status issues, with its fate to be determined through negotiations between the concerned parties.
The statement said that the UAE has warned that taking this step is a major violation of the principle of avoiding any impact or influence on the final status negotiations and that it contravenes international resolutions that affirmed the historic rights of the Palestinian people in Jerusalem, which cannot be interfered with and that there should not be any attempt to impose a fait accompli.
The step will represent a fundamental change and an unjustified bias in the neutral position of the United States at a time when everyone looks forward to seeing the United States of America working to achieve the desired ends in the peace process, the statement said.
