Azerbaijan's top diplomat attends 51st OIC Council of Foreign Ministers session in Istanbul

The 51st session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has officially commenced in Istanbul.

According to the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry’s social media page, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov is actively participating in the session, Caliber.Az reports.

Happening now: 51st Session of the @OIC_OCI Council of Foreign Ministers #OICCFM51 has just begun in #Istanbul, #Türkiye.@Bayramov_Jeyhun, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of #Azerbaijan attends #OICIstanbul. pic.twitter.com/wRbUkTMIuB

— MFA Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 (@AzerbaijanMFA) June 21, 2025

The two-day meeting, held under the theme “The OIC in a Transforming World,” is chaired by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.

This session has attracted a record attendance, bringing together foreign ministers from over 40 countries.

Besides representatives from the 57 member states of the OIC, around 1,000 delegates from observer nations and international organisations are also participating.

The agenda focuses on several pressing issues, including the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, efforts to resolve it based on a two-state solution, tensions between Israel and Iran, and strengthening cooperation to address challenges faced by Muslim communities worldwide.

By the end of the session, attendees are expected to adopt the Istanbul Declaration and approve multiple draft decisions relating to the OIC’s agenda.

Türkiye has previously hosted the Council of Foreign Ministers sessions in 1976, 1991, and 2004, and with this session, it will assume the rotating one-year chairmanship of the Council.

By Tamilla Hasanova