Extraordinary meeting of Foreign Ministers' Council on Jerusalem held in Turkey

09:19, 14 декабря 2017, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Darya PODOLSKAYA

The delegation of  headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nurlan Abdrakhmanov took part in an extraordinary meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in .

The situation around the legal and historical status of the city of Jerusalem is on the agenda.

In his speech, Nurlan Abdrakhmanov noted that is concerned about the situation around and hopes that the joint efforts of the world community will contribute to a peaceful resolution of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict on the basis of the resolutions of the Security Council and the UN General Assembly.

During the session, the participants also discussed the traditional issues of the Islamic world and the stabilization of the military-political situation in the .

Earlier, the Kyrgyz Foreign Affairs Ministry had already voiced its position on .

President of the United States Donald Trump recognized as the capital of  and announced the transfer of the American Embassy from Tel Aviv. The statement caused mass protests among the Palestinians.