Indonesia condemns U.S. decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israeli capital


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  • Thursday, 07 Dec 2017

Indonesian President Joko Widodo gestures as he speaks during a joint news conference with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani at the presidential palace in Bogor, West Java province, Indonesia October 18, 2017. REUTERS/Beawiharta/File Photo

Bogor, INDONESIA (Reuters) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo, leader of the world's largest Muslim-majority nation, onThursday condemned the U.S. decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

"Indonesia strongly condemns the United States' unilateral recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and asks the U.S. to reconsider the decision," Widodo told a news conference.

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