Saudi Arabia condemns Colombia’s recognition of Israeli sovereignty over Golan Heights
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia on Tuesday condemned Colombia’s recognition of Israel’s sovereignty over the occupied Syrian Golan Heights, saying the move violates international law and relevant UN resolutions.
The Saudi Foreign Ministry said the recognition explicitly contravenes UN Security Council Resolution 497, adopted in 1981, which deemed Israel’s imposition of its laws, jurisdiction and administration on the occupied Golan Heights “null and void and without international legal effect.”
“Such positions do not contribute to achieving peace,” the ministry said, warning that they depart from the established international position on the occupied Syrian Golan, entrench a “fait accompli” and undermine efforts to achieve peace in the region.
Saudi Arabia reaffirmed its position that the Golan Heights are occupied Syrian Arab territory, saying any measures or decisions aimed at changing their legal status create no rights and confer no legitimacy on such actions.
