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OIC Council of Foreign Ministers adopts four resolutions on Armenia's aggression against Azerbaijan and Khojaly

23 March 2022 19:46 (UTC +04:00)

The 48th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on "Building Partnership for Unity, Justice, and Development" was held on March 22-23, 2022 in Islamabad, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Foreign Ministry told APA.

The session covered a wide range of issues related to the Islamic world, including the activities of the OIC Secretary-General on the implementation of resolutions on Palestine and Jerusalem and the security situation following the recent meeting of the OIC CFM in Niamey 2020. The session also discussed other political issues, in particular the events in Afghanistan and their humanitarian consequences for the Afghan people, the situation in Jammu and Kashmir.

Azerbaijan was represented at the event by a delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Elnur Mammadov. Speaking at the session, the Deputy Minister informed the participants about the osition of our country on several fundamental issues.

Within the framework of the 48th session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers, four resolutions were adopted covering political, economic, and cultural issues related to the consequences of the Armenian aggression against Azerbaijan. These resolutions are: "Elimination of the consequences of the Armenian aggression against the Republic of Azerbaijan", "Economic assistance to the Republic of Azerbaijan", "Destruction of historical and cultural monuments of Islamic culture in the territories of Azerbaijan as a result of the aggression of the Republic of Armenia" and "Solidarity with the victims of the Khojaly massacre." We would like to mention that these resolutions, traditionally adopted annually by the ECO, includes new provisions, considering the latest situation in the region.