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Fidan Urges OIC Members to Act Together Against Israel’s Policies
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan urged OIC members to act together against Israel’s policies at a meeting in Baghdad.
The 52nd meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s foreign ministers brought together member countries to discuss regional issues.
Fidan described Israel’s expansionist policies and attacks as the Middle East’s greatest security threat and called for close coordination with international actors.
He said an independent Palestinian state based on a two-state solution was the way to achieve lasting peace and called for aid to reach people in Gaza without interruption.
He also said Jerusalem’s status should be protected and called for Syria’s unity and Lebanon’s sovereignty to be respected.
Fidan said freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait must be protected.
After his speech, Turkey handed the OIC foreign ministers’ council presidency to Iraq.
Hakan Fidan urged members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation to act together against Israel’s policies.
He described Israel’s expansionist policies and attacks as the Middle East’s greatest security threat.
Fidan called for close coordination with international actors and measures to protect Jerusalem’s status.
He said a lasting peace requires an independent Palestinian state based on a two-state solution.
He also called for uninterrupted humanitarian aid to Gaza and for Syria’s territorial unity to be protected.
- Who
- Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan addressed members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.
- What
- He urged them to act together against Israel’s policies and raised issues including Jerusalem, Gaza and a Palestinian state.
- When
- October 17, 2026.
- Where
- Baghdad, Iraq.
- Why
- He said Israel’s expansionist policies and attacks pose the Middle East’s greatest security threat.
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Fidan spoke at the opening of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in Baghdad.
After his speech, Fidan handed the Council presidency to Iraq.
- Meeting
- 52nd OIC Council of Foreign Ministers meeting
- Location
- Baghdad, Iraq
- Speaker
- Hakan Fidan, Turkish foreign minister
- Security assessment
- Israel’s policies and attacks described as the Middle East’s greatest security threat
- Proposed peace framework
- Independent Palestinian state based on a two-state solution
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What people are saying
Israel’s expansionist policies and attacks constitute the greatest security threat in the Middle East. We must show a common will against these policies and act in close coordination with international actors.
The only way to achieve a just and lasting peace is the establishment of an independent Palestinian state based on a two-state solution.
It is vital that humanitarian aid reach those in need in Gaza fully and without interruption.
Freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait must be preserved.