OIC FMS’ 33RD SESSION ENDS IN BAKU

AzerTag, Azerbaijan
June 21 2006

On 21 June, the 33rd session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign
Ministers has come to an end in Baku.

In a 3-day session, attending were representatives form 50 countries,
including delegates of the OSCE, the Council of Europe, UNESCO,
the International Organization for Migration.

IN the course of session, discussed were the questions the Moslem
counties concerned with, regarded the Palestine, Iraq, Kashmir
problems, the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the
events occurring in Somali and Sudan, as well as the tension related
to Iran’s nuclear researches. In the lectures, also were seriously
condemned the cartoons to Prophet Mohammad published in the some
Western press organs and the tension it has caused.

As stated, OIC regards all the religions with respect and will further
continue its activity with a view of expansion of inter-civilization
dialogue.

The session emphasized necessity of development of the political,
trade-economic, cultural, scientific and other links among the OIC
member countries. The projects being implemented in the frame of OIC
were also in focus. A 10-year plan of activity of OIC was discussed,
and necessity of strengthening of mutual cooperation was underlined.

The session has adopted the Baku Declaration, a communique, and
numerous resolutions on the discussed questions.

After the session ended, FM of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov and
Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Conference Ekmeleddin
Ihsanoglu held a briefing for media representatives.

In the Declaration, Minister Mammadyarov said, regarded were the
questions the Moslem world is concerned. In the Declaration, the
participants condemned the aggression of Armenia against Azerbaijan and
demanded immediate withdrawal of the occupant forces from the Azeri
lands. Also was addressed to the world community in connection with
destruction of the historical and cultural monuments in the occupied
territories of Azerbaijan, condemned the ecological pollution as a
result of this aggression. The session participants stressed necessity
of support of the OIC member countries in restoration of territorial
integrity of Azerbaijan.

OIC Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu stressed the historical
importance of the session for the point of discussed questions and
adopted resolutions.

The session has been in focus of the international community either,
he underlined.

** A group of the participants of the 33rd session of the Islamic
Conference of Foreign Ministers have familiarized with the Heydar
Aliyev Foundation, 21 June.

** The same day, a group of the conferees have been in the Sangachal
Terminal.