The Democratic Republic of Congo said Thursday it would move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, joining a small group of countries including the United States taking the symbolic step of backing Israeli sovereignty in the contested holy city.
After a visit by President Felix-Antoine Tshisekedi, the two sides in a statement said they would take steps for "the relocation of the embassy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem".
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