The Syrian foreign ministry said on Tuesday that it "categorically rejects and condemns" Colombia's recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights and said that the area "is an inseparable part of [Syrian] territory".

Colombia's foreign ministry stated that it recognizes Israeli control over the area as “an essential component of its national defense and its ability to protect and safeguard its…

Colombia on Monday officially recognized Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights, a strategic Syrian territory that has been under Israeli military occupation since 1967,…