The Qatari Foreign Ministry rejected the decision in a statement and reiterated its opposition to any measure that alters the city’s legal and historical status.

The diplomatic institution urged the international community to fulfill its responsibilities and take action against any attempt to impose a new reality in Jerusalem to preserve its legal and historical status, and the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people.

Colombia officially opened its new diplomatic mission on Wednesday, where Foreign Minister Omar Paula Escobar attended the ceremony.

On August 28, 1980, Colombia notified the United Nations of its decision to relocate its diplomatic mission from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv, in compliance with Security Council Resolution 478.

The opening of this new mission marks the return of a Colombian diplomatic presence to Jerusalem after about 46 years.

The United States, Guatemala, Honduras, Kosovo, Papua New Guinea, and Paraguay currently have their embassies in that city.

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