Sixth Extraordinary Session of the Islamic Summit Conference
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| Sixth Extraordinary Session of the Islamic Summit | ||
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| Host country |  Turkey | |
| Cities | Istanbul | |
The Sixth Extraordinary Session of the Islamic Summit was a conference organized by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Istanbul on 13 December 2017.[1] This summit resulted "Istanbul Declaration on Freedom for Al Quds."[2]
The summit was mainly organized in response to American president Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital and plan to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Participants
57 representatives of 57 member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation attended the summit, with 30 of 57 representatives are heads of state, and a specially invited head of state President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela.[1] Amongst the heads of state were host leader Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, Jordan's King Abdullah II; Lebanese president Michel Aoun, Iranian president Hassan Rouhani, Qatari emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Pakistani prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi[3] and Bangladesh president Mohammad Abdul Hamid.[4]
Discussions
Discussions focused on condemning the decision of President Trump on Al Quds (or Jerusalem) and defending the Palestinian Cause and Al Quds for the whole humanity.[2] The Trump decision violated the international law as well as the UN resolutions with the UNSC resolution 478 on Jerusalem and disregards the historical, social and cultural facts of the Holy City.[2]
