'Recognise the State of Palestine': Indonesia responds to PM’s West Jerusalem announcement

Indonesia's foreign ministry has released a five-point response to Prime Minister Scott Morrison's controversial move to recognise West Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Indonesia's President Joko Widodo at a bilateral meeting during the 2018 ASEAN Summit in Singapore.

Source: AAP

Indonesia has called on Australia and the United Nations to "promptly recognise the State of Palestine" following Prime Minister Scott Morrison's move to recognise West Jerusalem as Israel's capital. 

In its statement obtained by Fairfax, the Indonesian foreign ministry said "Jerusalem is one of the six issues that must be negotiated and decided, as a final part of a comprehensive peace between Palestine and Israel, within the framework of a two-state solution".

"Indonesia calls on Australia and all member states of the UN to promptly recognise the State of Palestine and to co-operate towards the attainment of sustainable peace, and agreement between the state of Palestine and Israel based on the principle of two-state solution." 

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