Qatar welcomes Australia’s refusal to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

The State of Qatar has welcomed Australia’s announcement that the previous government’s recognition of West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital has been rescinded, usually on the grounds that the decision will support international efforts to achieve a just, comprehensive and lasting peace. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed the desire of the State of Qatar for similar decisions of the countries that recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in accordance with international consensus and resolutions of international legality, reaffirming its firm position regarding the justice of the cause of the Palestinians, the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people and the establishment of their independent state within the borders of 1967 with its capital in East Jerusalem.