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OIC FMs convene in Istanbul to discuss Jerusalem issue [PHOTO]

13 December 2017 12:33 (UTC+04:00)
OIC FMs convene in Istanbul to discuss Jerusalem issue [PHOTO]

By Trend

A meeting of the foreign ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has kicked off in Istanbul within the framework of the extraordinary summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Jerusalem issue.

Later today a meeting of the heads of states of the OIC member states will be held.

President Donald Trump announced on Dec.6 that the US will recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and that he will move the American embassy there once a location is secured.

“I have determined that it is time to officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel,” he said from the White House.

Israel proclaimed Jerusalem its capital after the end of the War of Independence in 1949. In 1967, after the Six Day War, it seized East Jerusalem and united it with the West Jerusalem, but the UN did not recognize this. Embassies of countries that have diplomatic relations with Israel are located mainly in Tel Aviv, Herzliya and Ramat Gan.

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OIC FMs convene in Istanbul to discuss Jerusalem issue [PHOTO] - Gallery Image
OIC FMs convene in Istanbul to discuss Jerusalem issue [PHOTO] - Gallery Image
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