IN PHOTOS: OIC Summit in Saudi Arabia to discuss Israel-Hamas war

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will travel to Saudi Arabia to attend the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit, where the issue of the Palestine and Gaza crisis was to be discussed. Pics/AFP

Updated On: 2023-11-11 07:48 PM IST

Compiled by : Asif Ali Sayed

A group portrait prior to the start of an emergency meeting of the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), in Riyadh. Arab leaders and Iran's president are in the Saudi capital on November 11. Pics/ AFP

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud reiterated the Kingdom's "condemnation of the Israeli occupation authorities' violation of international humanitarian law in Gaza

Calling for prioritisation of situation in Gaza, Iranian Foreign Minister emphasised the role of BRICS and other significant post-western alliances like the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, the Eurasian Union, SICA, ASEAN, and others. Amirabdollahian urged these organisations to prioritize the dire situation in Gaza

Iran's Ambassador to Riyadh Alireza Enayati said that the Iranian team has arrived in Riyadh, IRNA reported

Taking to X, Enayati stated that the officials will assess the document of the OIC's extraordinary meeting. The OIC meeting will take place based on proposals made by several Islamic nations, including Iran. The OIC held its ministerial meeting in Gaza on October 18, 11 days after Israel began its counter-offensive against Hamas

Earlier on November 9, Iran President Ebrahim Raisi and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan held talks on the Gaza crisis. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the 16th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) in Uzbekistan's Tashkent on Thursday

Earlier this week, Iran Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian wrote a letter to the BRICS countries, including India, urging them to call for a halt in the attacks on the Gaza strip

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran stated in a news release, "Iran's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, sent separate letters to the foreign ministers of the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), expressing deep concern over the atrocities committed by the Zionist regime in Palestine"

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