Ilham Aliyev leaves for Istanbul
Baku / 12.12.17 / Turan: In the evening on December 12, the head of state Ilham Aliyev lhas left for Istanbul to participate in the summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on the issue of Jerusalem. Turkish media reported that on December 13, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet with the leaders of Islamic countries to discuss joint actions. As a result of the meeting, the final declaration will be published.
Representatives of 48 countries will take part in the meeting. 16 countries will be represented at the level of heads of state (Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Palestine, Guinea, Iran, Qatar, Kuwait, Libya, Lebanon, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Jordan and Yemen).
Djibouti, Malaysia and Pakistan will be represented at the level of prime ministers.
The Comoros will be represented at the level of the Secretary of State, Oman - the Vice-Premier, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - at the level of the Speakers of Parliaments.
The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), which has observer status in the OIC, will be represented by President Mustafa Akynji. Venezuela will be represented at the meeting by President Nicolas Maduro as an honorary guest. -02D-
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