Turkey to host meeting on Jerusalem
Baku, December 6, AZERTAC
Turkey will host an extraordinary meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Dec. 13 to discuss the U.S.’s planned recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, Anadolu Agency reports.
The OIC consists of 57 Muslim states spread across the globe and the decision to hold the unscheduled meeting came after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke to leaders from Malaysia, Tunisia, Iran, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Indonesia, spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said.
U.S. President Donald Trump is widely expected to formally recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital on Wednesday and begin preparations to move the U.S. Embassy to the city.
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