The key facts

  • Fidan met with the foreign ministers of Egypt and Iraq in Baghdad on Saturday
  • The 52nd session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers opened
  • Turkey handed over the Council chairmanship to Iraq

Bilateral meetings in Baghdad

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held meetings in Baghdad on Saturday with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein, the Turkish foreign ministry reported. The ministry did not disclose details of the talks.

OIC Council of Foreign Ministers session

The 52nd session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation opened in the Iraqi capital the same day. Fidan took part in the meeting and, according to the Turkish Foreign Ministry, handed over the Council chairmanship to Iraq.

Agenda of the forum

The session is being held under the motto 'Dialogue and Solidarity: Two Pillars for Promoting Peace and Sustainable Development.' Participants are expected to discuss the ongoing, in the agency's wording, Israeli attacks in Gaza, as well as the situation in other conflict zones of the Islamic world.