Türkiye declines to sign 6-point action plan against Israel in Bogota

While countries gathered in Colombia to address Israel’s occupation of Gaza adopted a declaration of condemnation, Türkiye did not sign the 6-point concrete action plan that emerged from the meeting.

Among the 30 countries that signed the declaration, known as the “Hague Group,” was Türkiye, which was represented at the Deputy Foreign Minister level during the Bogota meeting.

However, a separate group of countries in Bogota also signed a 6-point action plan against Israel, intended for immediate implementation.

According to a report in Middle East Eye (MEE), the articles in the adopted action plan are as follows:

To prevent the supply or transfer of weapons, ammunition, military fuel, related military equipment, and dual-use products to Israel.

To prevent the transit, docking, and maintenance of ships in any port in all cases where there is a clear risk that they will be used to transport weapons, ammunition, military fuel, related military equipment, and dual-use products to Israel.

To prevent the transport of weapons, ammunition, military fuel, related military equipment, and dual-use items to Israel on ships flying the flag of a signatory country, and to ensure full accountability, including the lowering of flags, in case of non-compliance with this prohibition.

To initiate an immediate review of all public contracts to prevent public institutions and organizations from supporting Israel’s illegal occupation in the Palestinian Territories and reinforcing its illegal presence.

To fulfill their obligations through robust, impartial, and independent investigations and prosecutions at the national or international level to ensure accountability for the most serious crimes under international law, in order to provide justice for all victims and prevent such crimes in the future.

To support universal jurisdiction, to the extent applicable within national legal frameworks and judicial bodies, to ensure justice for the victims of international crimes committed in the occupied Palestinian territories.

According to the report, 12 countries signed this 6-point action plan adopted in Bogota. These countries are: Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Indonesia, Iraq, Libya, Malaysia, Namibia, Nicaragua, Oman, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and the Republic of South Africa.

Over 30 countries attended the conference, including Algeria, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Chile, China, Cuba, Djibouti, Honduras, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Mexico, Namibia, Nicaragua, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Spain, Qatar, Türkiye, Slovenia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro stated, “We came to Bogota to make history, and we succeeded,” adding that they have “begun the work to end the era of impunity.”

In her closing speech, Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, said, “These are not just measures; they are a lifeline for a people under brutal attack and for a world that has been paralyzed for too long. These 12 countries have taken a very important step. Now is the time for all states, from Europe to the Arab world and beyond, to join them.”

The conference decided to set a deadline for states to make their final decisions by September 2025, in line with the 12-month period established in the UN General Assembly Resolution A/RES/ES-10/24, adopted on September 18, 2024.