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Azerbaijani FM, Elmar Mammadyarov Annual Coordination meeting of Foreign Ministers of OIC Member States

26 September 2014 21:47 (UTC +04:00)

We are grateful to the kingdom of Saudi Arabia for a successful hosting of the 41st Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers and excellent leadership of the OIC Group in New York.

Since its establishment, OIC has carried out great initiatives and has taken serious steps to safeguard and protect the interests of the Muslim Ummah all over the world in the spirit of promoting international peace and harmony among various peoples. But nevertheless, the rapid processes happening in our globalizing world necessitate our sustained cooperation. Therefore, it is utmost important to not only enhance our cooperation in the already defined fields, but also to explore new possible areas for our collaboration.

The situation in Palestine as well as in the Middle East at large continues to be a serious challenge for the Islamic Ummah and requires a unified stand of the OIC member states on international arena. The Government of Azerbaijan stands for the two-state solution and reaffirms its full support to the brotherly people of Palestine in their efforts for achieving peace, stability and establishment of their independent state with East Jerusalim as its capital. Therefore, we welcome all efforts aimed at bringing the soonest and just peace to this sacred land.

Azerbaijan is deeply concerned over the escalating violence in Iraq that claims so many innocent lives and endangers not only regional but international security. We should not remain indifferent to the grave violence and humanitarian crisis that forced hundreds of thousands of Iraqis flee their homes and devastated a number of cities and towns,” Said Azerbaijani FM Elmar Mammadyarov