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The summit resulted in Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Indonesia, Iraq, Libya, Malaysia, Namibia, Nicaragua, Oman, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and South Africa signing the statement promising to implement the six proposed measures. [1] [11] [14] Representatives of other countries at the summit stated that they were still considering their stance, and would provide commitments by 20 September 2025, shortly after the start of the 80th UN General Assembly. [1] [3] [11] [14]
On 29 July, Turkey was the first country to follow suit and adopt the six measures, [27] later confirming the suspension of all trade and the closure of its airspace to Israel. [28] On 31 July, while not expressedly as part of the measures proposed in Bogotá, Prime Minister Robert Golob of Slovenia announced a full arms embargo against Israel, making it the first European country to do so; [29] on 6 August, Slovenia also banned exports from Israeli-occupied territories and approved an aid package for Palestinians. [30] Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira also announced a series of sanctions, which include continued suspension of arms trade, as well as the implementation of measures of support for Palestine within the UN framework. [31] In June 2025, shortly before the conference, Irish Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Simon Harris introduced a proposal (the "Occupied Territories Bill") that would ban all trade with illegal Israeli settlements. [32] [33] On 8 September 2025, Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez announced a bill to implement the closure of national ports and airspace to arms exports to Israel, additionally pledging a €10 million increase in funds for UNRWA activities in Gaza. [34]
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Ahead of the conference, a US State Department spokesperson accused the Hague Group of attempting to "weaponise international law to push radical anti-Western agendas" and "delegitimize Israel", warning that they would "aggressively defend" their interests; this was dismissed by participants. Former State Department official Annelle Sheline, who had resigned earlier in 2025 over the US administration's involvement in Gaza, said that the attending states were upholding "their obligations under the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide". The US had recently sanctioned UN Rapporteur and Bogotá meeting attendee Francesca Albanese for her reports on the Gaza genocide. [3] [17]
South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola described the event as "a collective affirmation that no state is above the law", saying "The Hague Group was born to advance international law in an era of impunity. The measures adopted in Bogotá show that we are serious –and that coordinated state action is possible." [35] The Israeli mission to the United Nations said that the summit was a "moral travesty" in a statement. [36] The World Jewish Congress said that the conference "will be nothing more than a long list of condemnations, rejections, appeals, and empty declarations, nothing that contributes to peace and coexistence between the two peoples." [37]
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