Jeyhun Bayramov addresses extraordinary meeting of OIC Council of Ministers

Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov participated and spoke at the extraordinary meeting organized within the framework of the 51st session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation held in Istanbul, Report informs, citing the Azerbaijani the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In the speech, Jeyhun Bayramov noted that the sharp change in the security situation in the Middle East as a result of the Israel-Iran confrontation is concerning, and the situation that threatens the lives of civilians, as well as regional and international stability, is unacceptable.

Bayramov stated that damage to civilian and nuclear infrastructure in Iran, with which Azerbaijan has close ethnic and cultural ties, and neighborly relations based on the norms of international law, especially sovereignty, territorial integrity, and inviolability of borders, is a particular source of concern in terms of posing a serious threat to the civilian population and environment on a regional scale.

The Azerbaijani minister emphasized importance of refraining from steps that could further escalate the current situation.

He called for preventing another prolonged armed confrontation in a region surrounded by conflicts and crises, for the immediate cessation of all military operations, and for the restoration of a diplomatic process based on the norms and principles of international law.