Australia officially recognizes West jerusalem as the Israeli capital.Australian prime minister Scott Morrison announced Saturday in a speech that the country officially recognizes West jerusalem as the Israeli capital. EPA/AOP
Australian prime minister Scott Morrison reported the matter on Saturday. According to him, the Australian embassy does not, however, been so far transferred to Tel Aviv.
in October, Morrison said he was open to embassy transfer to Jerusalem. Now he said this happened only after the peace agreement.
Before that Australia, however, open defence and trade office in Jerusalem.
Saturday in a speech Morrison said Australia was committed to recognise the palestinian aspiration for their own state. He announced that Australia recognise accordingly East Jerusalem the capital of Palestine into a peace agreement.
Both Israel and the palestinians consider Jerusalem pääkaupunkinaan.
most countries have avoided the transfer suurlähetystöään to Jerusalem, in order to not complicate the peace negotiations.
the united states, however, deviated from the line earlier this year, when it transferred their embassies from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
