Turkey strongly condemned Jewish settlement activities in East Jerusalem, including a decision to erect 300 additional residences in Pisgat Zeev and Har Homa settlements and another decision to nationalize 13 decares (0.013 square kms) of land that actually belonged to the Palestinians, the statement said.

The settlements were in open violation of international laws, said the statement, adding that Israel's attitude posed a serious risk to the two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli issue and made it difficult to reach a permanent solution in negotiations.