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Turkish Foreign Minister to Attend OIC and Arab League Summit Amid Israeli Attacks

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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will travel to Doha to attend the ministerial preparatory meeting for the extraordinary joint summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Arab League, convened to address the escalating Israeli attacks in Gaza and the West Bank. The summit, scheduled for Monday, will discuss a draft resolution calling for an immediate halt to Israeli attacks and build on previous emergency meetings. The Turkish Foreign Ministry has stated that the meeting will stress the need for a collective response to end the aggression and leverage international recognition of Palestine to advance its bid for full UN membership.

Key Takeaways:

  • Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will attend the ministerial preparatory meeting for the OIC and Arab League summit in Doha on Sunday.
  • The summit will discuss a draft resolution calling for an immediate halt to Israeli attacks on Gaza and neighboring countries.
  • The resolution aims to build on the outcomes of previous emergency meetings in Istanbul and Jeddah and will be presented at the summit.
  • The meeting will also address the expansion of Israeli aggression to several countries in the region.
  • The Turkish Foreign Minister will deliver a speech reaffirming Ankara's solidarity with Qatar and warning that Prime Minister Netanyahu's policies undermine peace prospects and threaten regional stability.
  • Fidan will stress the need for a collective response to end the aggression and urge international recognition of Palestine to advance its bid for full UN membership.
  • The OIC, founded in 1969, comprises 57 member states and is the world's second-largest intergovernmental organization after the United Nations.
  • Turkey currently chairs the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers.

Statistics:

  • 57: The number of member states in the OIC, making it the world's second-largest intergovernmental organization after the United Nations.
  • 3: The number of OIC and Arab League summer meetings convened since October 2023.
  • October 2023: The month in which the first OIC and Arab League summit was convened in response to Israeli attacks.

Sources:

  • National Iraqi News Agency (September 13, 2025)
  • Turkish Foreign Ministry

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