OIC FOREIGN MINISTERS’ 33RD SESSION ENDS IN BAKU
In a 3-day session, attending were representatives form 50 countries, including delegates of the OSCE, the Council of Europe, UNESCO, the International Organization for Migration.
IN the course of session, discussed were the questions the Moslem counties concerned with, regarded the Palestine, Iraq, Kashmir problems, the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the events occurring in Somali and Sudan, as well as the tension related to Iran’s nuclear researches. In the lectures, also were seriously condemned the cartoons to Prophet Mohammad published in the some Western press organs and the tension it has caused.
As stated, OIC regards all the religions with respect and will further continue its activity with a view of expansion of inter-civilization dialogue.
The session emphasized necessity of development of the political, trade-economic, cultural, scientific and other links among the OIC member countries. The projects being implemented in the frame of OIC were also in focus. A 10-year plan of activity of OIC was discussed, and necessity of strengthening of mutual cooperation was underlined.
The session has adopted the Baku Declaration, a communiquй, and numerous resolutions on the discussed questions.
After the session ended, FM of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov and Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Conference Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu held a briefing for media representatives.
In the Declaration, Minister Mammadyarov said, regarded were the questions the Moslem world is concerned. In the Declaration, the participants condemned the aggression of Armenia against Azerbaijan and demanded immediate withdrawal of the occupant forces from the Azeri lands. Also was addressed to the world community in connection with destruction of the historical and cultural monuments in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, condemned the ecological pollution as a result of this aggression. The session participants stressed necessity of support of the OIC member countries in restoration of territorial integrity of Azerbaijan.
OIC Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu stressed the historical importance of the session for the point of discussed questions and adopted resolutions.
The session has been in focus of the international community either, he underlined.
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A group of the participants of the 33rd session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers have familiarized with the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, 21 June.
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The same day, a group of the conferees have been in the Sangachal Terminal.
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