Critical summit in Istanbul! The Islamic world puts Israel-Iran tensions on the table

The 51st session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers, "Organization of Islamic Cooperation in a Changing World" will be held in Istanbul under the theme of. More than 40 Foreign Ministers are expected to arrive in Istanbul to attend the meeting, which will take place during a critical period brought about by the conflict between Iran and Israel.

At the summit, which features a record number of high-level participants compared to previous meetings, around a thousand participants from OIC-affiliated institutions, observer countries, and other international organizations, in addition to the 57 OIC member states, are expected to be present.

IMPORTANT MESSAGES EXPECTED FROM ERDOĞAN

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will take over the chairmanship of the meeting from the Foreign Minister of Cameroon, the previous CFM Term President, and deliver the opening speech. President and AKP Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is also expected to attend the meeting and deliver a speech.

Turkey will take over the Council Term Presidency for one year at the 51st CFM meeting. Turkey previously hosted CFM meetings held in 1976, 1991, and 2004.

ISRAEL'S ATTACKS ON IRAN TO BE ADDRESSED IN A SPECIAL SESSION

Within the scope of the meeting, a special session will also be organized to address Israel's airstrikes against Iran. In this critical session, the following will be discussed:

The latest situation resulting from Israel's ongoing massacres in Gaza

Efforts for the reconstruction of humanitarian and physical infrastructure

Steps toward the implementation of a two-state solution

The effects of Israel's attacks on Iran on global/regional security and stability

Issues regarding increasing cooperation in the face of challenges affecting Muslim societies.

CRITICAL MESSAGES FROM MINISTER FİDAN

The topics that will stand out in Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan's addresses during the meeting will be as follows:

Turkey's Vision for the Term Presidency: It will be stated that throughout Turkey's term presidency, the challenges facing the Islamic world, primarily the Palestinian issue, will continue to be pursued as priority agenda items.

Israel's Expansionist Attacks: It will be emphasized that Israel's destructive attacks in the region are spreading and that Israel has attacked Iran following Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen. It will be noted that Turkey will continue to support every step taken to prevent further escalation of tensions between Iran and Israel.

LIST OF PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES AND MINISTERS

Among the prominent foreign ministers who will attend the meeting are:

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan / Jeyhun Bayramov

Foreign Affairs Advisor (Minister) of Bangladesh / Touhid Hossain

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Benin / Olushegun Adjadi Bakari

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina / Elmedin Konakoviç

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brunei / Erywan Yusof

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Burkina Faso / Karamoko Jean Marie Traore

Minister of State and Minister of Foreign Affairs, National Community Abroad and African Affairs of Algeria / Ahmed Attaf

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Djibouti / Abdoulkader Houssein Omar

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chad / Abdoulaye Sabre Fadoul

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia / Sugiono

Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates of Morocco / Nasser Bourita

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Integration in charge of Integration and Diaspora of the Gabonese Republic / Michel Regis Onange M. Ndiaye

Minister of Foreign Affairs of The Gambia / Mamadou Tangara

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iraq / Fuad Hussein

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran / Abbas Araghchi

Minister of External Relations of the Republic of Cameroon / Lejeune Mbella Mbella

Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar / Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan / Murat Nurtleu

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan / Jeenbek Kulubayev

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Northern Cyprus / Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait / Abdullah Alyahya

Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Libya / El Taher Elbaour

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Maldives / Abdulla Khaleel

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia / Dato' Seri Utama Haji Mohamad

bin Haji Hasan

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt / Badr Abdulati

Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and

Mauritanians Abroad / Mohamed Salem Merzoug

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Niger / Bakary Yaou Sangare

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan / Bakhtiyor Saidov

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan / Mohammad Ishaq Dar

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Somalia / Abdisalam Abdi Ali

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia / Prince Faisal Bin Farhan

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan / Sirojiddin Muhriddin

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad of Tunisia / Mohamed Ali Nafti

Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan / Rashid Meredov

Ugandan Minister of Foreign Affairs / Abubaker Jeje Odongo

Omani Minister of Foreign Affairs / Sayyid Badr Hamad Hamood Al Busaidi

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan / Ayman Safadi

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Yemen / Shaya Mohsin Mohamed Al-Zindani

Mozambican Minister of Justice, Constitutional and Religious Affairs / Mateus da Cecília Feniasse Saize

Central African Republic / Minister of Justice, Promotion of Human Rights and Good Governance Arnaud Djoubane Abazene