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Diplomacy to Compensate International Inequality: UN Jerusalem Vote

Turkey achieved what the U.S. – who has immense diplomatic power – could not do. Through its effective diplomatic efforts, Ankara managed to gain support from other leading countries across the world on the issue of Jerusalem.

During the vote on a resolution proposed to the United Nations General Assembly on December 21, 2017, which condemned U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to declare Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, we witnessed the triumph of humanity's conscience over power in spite of all threats coming from the U.S. administration.

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