OIC PROTESTS CONSTRUCTION OF WALL BETWEEN ISRAEL, PALESTINE
by Sevindzh Abdullayeva and Viktor Shulman

ITAR-TASS News Agency
June 19, 2006 Monday 09:51 AM EST

The Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) called on Moslem
countries to pool their efforts for resolving conflicts in the
Islamic world.

OIC Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu expressed concern about
the situation in Iraq, Palestine, Kashmir, and Nagorno-Karabakh.

Speaking at the 33rd session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign
Ministers, now in progress in Baku, Azerbaijan, Ihsanoglu condemned
Israel for the occupation of the Palestinian territories and protested
against the construction of the wall between Israel and Palestine,
as well as excavations under the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

He welcomed recent elections in Palestine and urged its new government
to take effective measures to improve the situation in the region.

The OIC secretary general also expressed satisfaction with the
formation of a new government in Iraq and stressed that this gives
one optimism in assessing the possibility of resolving the crisis in
this country.

The OIC is making preparations for the opening of its mission in
Baghdad, he said.

Ihsanoglu also condemned the Armenian occupation of Azerbaijani
territories and urged Armenia to comply with U.N. Security Council
resolutions and free the seized land.

He called on Moslem countries to help Azerbaijani refugees affected
by the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

The secretary general believes that the OIC countries should pool
their efforts in maintaining peace and security in the world.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress