Azerbaijan takes over OIC chairmanship

The session has brought together 51 of the OIC 57 member states as well as delegates from 90 states as observers.

Yemen's Foreign Minister AbuBaker AlQribi in his speech touched on the caricature event in the Western media assessing this as an attack on Islam. He said Muslim countries have demonstrated the will of struggling against the happenings.

Mr. AlQribi also said the problems should be approached carefully, and contradictions should be solved diplomatically. He said Israel is committing violence against Palestinians stressing the importance of its joining the international treaty on non-proliferation of nuclear weapons.

OIC Secretary-General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu addressing the session regretted that Azerbaijan’s lands are still under Armenian occupation. Mr.Ihsanoglu called on the international organizations to pay attention to this issue and assist Azerbaijani refugees.

The 33rd session will be over June 21, APA reports.