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Colombia opens embassy in Jerusalem, restores free trade deal with Israel
The move restores diplomatic and trade ties after Colombia cut relations under former President Gustavo Petro, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Colombia opened its embassy in Jerusalem, becoming the 10th country to do so, with Colombian Foreign Minister Omar Bula Escobar and Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar attending the inauguration ceremony.
- Former Colombian President Gustavo Petro broke diplomatic relations in May 2024 and closed the embassy in Tel Aviv; President Abelardo de la Espriella campaigned to restore ties and fulfilled that pledge upon taking office.
- On Tuesday, the two nations reinstated their free trade agreement that Petro had terminated. Newly appointed Colombian Ambassador to Israel Tania Gilinski assumed her position after three years without diplomatic representation.
- Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar called Colombia a strategic partner and pledged continued assistance with security challenges, recalling Israel's previous dispatch of 80 rescue personnel following a devastating earthquake.
- Saar noted Congo will soon open the 11th embassy in Jerusalem and identified another country as the 12th, urging Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion to accelerate office space construction for incoming missions.
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This act undermines the international consensus on the legal status of Jerusalem, undermines the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people and encourages the occupying Power to perpetuate its colonial policies and impose illegal fait accompli on the ground.
·Caracas, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
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Today, Wednesday, the State of Palestine condemned the opening by Colombia of its Embassy to the Israeli occupation of occupied Jerusalem as a flagrant violation of international law and relevant United Nations resolutions and an attack on the Palestinian people and their just and legitimate national rights.
·Syrian Arab Republic (the)
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