Erdogan welcomes UN resolution

By  Trend

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomes the UN General Assembly's clear-cut rejection of a U.S. decision on Jerusalem’s status.

Erdogan wrote on Twitter: "We welcome with great pleasure the UN General Assembly’s overwhelming support for a historic resolution on Al-Quds Al-Sharif."

“We expect the Trump administration to rescind without further delay its unfortunate decision, whose illegality has been clearly established by UNGA,” Erdogan added.

The UN on Thursday overwhelmingly adopted a resolution on Jerusalem, calling on the U.S. to withdraw its recognition of the city as Israel's capital, despite threats by the U.S. President Donald Trump to cut aid to those countries who voted against the move.

A total of 128 members voted in favor of the resolution, nine countries voted against and 35 others abstained.