Turkish Foreign Minister Criticizes Washington's Jerusalem Move

"This decision of the US is wrong," Mevlut Cavusoglu said, speaking in Istanbul at the Forum for Arab Journalists, Anadolu agency reported.

"We need to take a common stance against this wrong decision. We are seeing some hesitance within the Arab League recently, which is a mistake," he said.

Last December, US President Donald Trump sparked international outrage when he unilaterally recognized Jerusalem (al-Quds) as Israel's capital and vowed to relocate Washington's embassy to the city.

The US intends to officially relocate its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem (al-Quds) on May 14 to coincide with the 70th anniversary of Israel’s establishment in 1948 -- an event Palestinians refer to as the “Nakba” or “The Catastrophe”.

Cavusoglu reiterated Turkey's stance on Palestine, saying that even if every country remains silent on the Jerusalem (al-Quds) issue "Turkey will not."

"Turkey will continue to defend the Jerusalem (al-Quds) case for the Palestinians," the top diplomat added.

Jerusalem (al-Quds) remains at the heart of the Palestine-Israel conflict, with Palestinians seeking East Jerusalem (East al-Quds) -- occupied by Israel since 1967 -- as the capital of an independent Palestinian state.