MAMMADYAROV HELD PRESS CONFERENCE ON ICO FMS COUNCILS’ 33RD SESSION
Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
June 21 2006
Azerbaijani foreign minister Elmar Mammadyarov held press conference
dedicated to Islamic Conference Organization (ICO) foreign ministers
councils’33rd session. (APA).
The minister gave information about the adopted documents, attitude
to Nagorno Garabagh conflict in the speeches of session participants’
and stated adoption of document related to the conflict. According to
the minister, it is stated in that document that occupied territories
of Azerbaijan should be freed in a short period of time, conflict
should be solved in peaceful way. In the document addressed to world
community, it is stated that as a result of the conflict, hundred
thousands of peoples’ rights violated, as well as ecology, economy
damaged of the war.
Responding the questions, Elmar Mammadyarov said that next year
conference on role of media related to inter-civilization dialogue
will be held in Baku. In that conference, together with Islamic
Conference Organization representatives as well as well- known media
of the world will take part there.
ICO Secretary General Ikmaladdin Ihsanoghlu said Baku Conference to
be an important event, assembling Muslim countries together, stated
it as a good chance for discussing the problems. He said that though
Azerbaijan is new member of ICO, but it is one of the active members,
highly appreciated the participation of Russia having of observation
status in ICO. The Secretary General stated adoption of 10 year
activity plan of the organization in the session, allocation of 1 mln
dollars by Saudi Arabia to Muslim countries to liquidate poverty,
brought to the attention of participation of OSCE and Council of
Europe representatives. Ihsanoghlu added that in Oman the capital of
Jordaia Islamic Conference Academy will be founded. Decision on it
was adopted in Baku. Ihsanoglu said that 1/5 of world population is
Muslims and representation of Muslim countries in an international
organization is very important.