Protest against recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel held in Bishkek

15:52, 22 декабря 2017, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Nargiza TOKOEVA

Protest against recognition as the capital of  by the  authorities is held in  named after .

Recall, on December 6, US President Donald Trump announced the official recognition of  as the capital of  and instructed the Department of State to transfer there the US Embassy from Tel Aviv.

«All the countries of the world do not recognize the Israeli occupation of  and consider the status of the city as one of the key problems of the conflict. The situation in the will undergo serious changes, influencing the international situation in the world, the security and stability of the Islamic world. This problem has already led to an escalation of tensions in the region and violence, to clashes and human casualties in ,» one of the organizers of today’s rally Kadyr Malikov posted on Facebook.

Historically, Jerusalem is the center of three religions. And for every Muslim of the three holy places (after Mecca and Medina) there was always Jerusalem with Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Kadyr Malikov

He has not yet appeared at the rally. Because of the Friday prayer, the rally began an hour later.