Islamic World Called for Reconciliation and Cooperation
Under the motto "Unity and solidarity in the name of justice and peace," a two-day 13th summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) started in Istanbul.
The summit is attended by representatives of 56 countries, including 33 at the level of presidents and prime ministers.
The summit was preceded by the Joint Declaration of the Presidents of Kazakhstan and Turkey. Erdoğan and Nazarbayev called on States of the OIC to the Islamic reconciliation, as a new political platform for Muslims.
A spokesman for Turkish President Ibrahim Kalyn said a joint declaration of 200 paragraphs will be adopted at the summit. Particular attention will be paid to the Palestinian problem. It is expected that the countries of the OIC will call upon Israel to lift the blockade of the Gaza Strip. The summit participants will also discuss the fight against terrorism and economic cooperation.
The night before, a dinner was given on the Savarona ship on behalf of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in honor of the Heads of State and Government participating in the summit.
Erdogan arrived for dinner, accompanied by the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev after their bilateral talks.
According to the press service of Aliyev, the meeting discussed the latest developments in the region and the situation around the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The sides exchanged views on bilateral and other issues.
At the ministerial meeting at the summit the Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told his colleagues that a contact group on Nagorno-Karabakh should be established within the organization.
Armenia spoke against the initiative. The Armenian side believes that the Karabakh issue is considered by the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, while other organizations may only support their efforts. -0-
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Armenia is not against the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group, but does not consider it appropriate to discuss this issue now. "In the context of peace, we consider it possible to make a decision on the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group. When peace is an established fact, the existence of such a format may raise questions," Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a press conference today. "The whole question is about the timing, we need to understand how effectively and correctly to turn such topics into a subject of discussion right now," the Armenian Prime Minister added.
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He expressed his willingness to meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the border between the two countries. "A meeting with Ilham Aliyev could take place at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. I am open to such a format," Pashinyan said at a press conference today. According to Pashinyan, Armenia recently presented another proposal for a peace treaty to Azerbaijan.
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On August 31, Azerbaijan observes a "day of silence" before the Sunday’s early parliamentary elections for the unicameral Milli Majlis. All electoral campaigning is prohibited 24 hours before the voting. The early elections were initiated by the ruling Yeni Azerbaijan Party. This decision was motivated by the overlap of the scheduled elections in November with the global UN forum - the COP20 climate conference taking place in Baku.
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On August 30, at approximately 22:55, the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant in Metsamor was disconnected from the country's power grid, as reported by the Armenian Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure. The shutdown was caused by a lightning strike, which triggered the plant's safety systems to switch the station to a safe shutdown mode. Currently, the plant's staff is working on restarting the facility.
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