DR Congo Latest to Promise Moving Israel Embassy to Jerusalem
The move follows Tshisekedi’s meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu and aligns DR Congo with a small group of countries that have recognized Jerusalem.
- On Thursday, the Democratic Republic of Congo announced it would relocate its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, following President Felix-Antoine Tshisekedi's visit to Israel and a joint statement backing Israeli sovereignty in the contested city.
- Israel captured eastern Jerusalem during the 1967 Six-Day War and annexed it, declaring the city its undivided capital. Most nations maintain embassies in Tel Aviv, arguing Jerusalem's final status must be settled through Israeli-Palestinian conflict resolution.
- During a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Tshisekedi and Netanyahu spoke of their "shared commitment to strengthening diplomatic relations." The president's support is driven by his Christian faith and desire for United States assistance regarding regional rebel advances.
- The Congo joins a small group of U.S.-aligned countries including Guatemala and Honduras that have relocated embassies to Jerusalem. Argentina and Colombia have also pledged similar moves, though some face delays due to international disputes.
- Beyond major states, Kosovo and Somaliland have opened diplomatic missions in Jerusalem. While the United States moved its embassy in 2018, most of the international community still awaits a final status agreement before altering diplomatic presence.
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The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is reviving plans to move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, more than five decades after the country severed diplomatic relations with Israel during the 1973 Arab-Israeli war.
DR Congo announced on Thursday that it would move its embassy to Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem following the visit of President Felix Tshisekedi, thus joining a small group of countries, including the United States, having taken this symbolic step in breach of international consensus.
DRC revives plan to move embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has renewed plans to relocate its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, placing it among a small group of countries that have taken steps to...
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