Ertuğruloğlu attends OIC Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Baghdad

Foreign Minister Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu is attending the 52nd Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), which commenced today in Baghdad, Iraq.

The opening session began with an address by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, who highlighted global crises and the pressures and injustices faced by Muslims in various parts of the world. Fidan subsequently handed over the Council presidency to Iraqi Foreign Minister Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi.

The session also featured addresses by the Iraqi Foreign Minister and Prime Minister, Gambian Foreign Minister, OIC Secretary-General Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed and UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed, who underlined the challenges facing the Islamic world.

Minister Ertuğruloğlu is continuing diplomatic contacts in Baghdad on the sidelines of the meeting.

As part of the programme, Ertuğruloğlu took part in the official family photo and attended a luncheon hosted by the Iraqi Foreign Minister in honour of heads of delegations, where he held meetings with his counterparts and exchanged views.

The 52nd OIC Council of Foreign Ministers Session continued in the afternoon with addresses by the heads of delegations from member states and is scheduled to resume tomorrow. Ertuğruloğlu is accompanied on his visit to Baghdad by a delegation of senior Ministry officials.