Istanbul:
Dar-foreign minister / Minister of Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar stressed the urgent need for unity among the Muslim nations to deal with growing challenges that Oummée is confronted.
Addressing the 51st session of the Islamic Cooperation Organization (OCI) to the Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Istanbul, the Deputy Prime Minister firmly condemned the recent attacks of Israel against Iran, describing them as flagrant violation of the Charter of the United Nations.
He warned that increasing tensions in the Middle East, fueled by Israeli aggression, constitute a serious threat to regional peace and stability.
Appealing to an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Gaza, the Minister of Foreign Affairs denounced the current genocide of the Palestinians, stressing the tragic loss of thousands of innocent lives, including women and children.
“The time has come for the Ummah Muslim to unite,” said Dar. “The OIC should play a decisive and leader role in solving these critical problems.”
He also raised serious concerns about India’s actions in the region, accusing New Delhi of armed water resources against Pakistan. “Pakistan water blocking is equivalent to declaring war,” he said.
DAR reiterated the Pakistan call to resolution of the Jammu and cashmere dispute in accordance with the resolutions of the United Nations Security Council. He condemned Indian assault and said India had targeted innocent Pakistani civilians. In response, Pakistan has exercised its right to self-defense, he added.
Stressing the growing question of Islamophobia, the Deputy Prime Minister called for collective action in the Muslim world to counter the growing anti-Islam feeling on a global scale.
He also expressed his gratitude to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Turkish management for their warm hospitality during the conference.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Western leaders of providing “unconditional support” to Israel.
A sharp critic of Israel’s actions in Gaza and Iran, Erdogan called for “high-level peace talks” between Tehran and the United States, according to his office, adding that Turkey was ready to play a “facilitator” role to help end the war.
Erdogan, who met the Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on the sidelines of the meeting on Saturday, said that Turkey would not allow the borders of the Middle East to be redesigned “in the blood”.
“It is essential for us to show more solidarity to put an end to Israeli banditry-not only in Palestine but also in Syria, Lebanon and Iran,” he told 57 member countries of the OIC.
According to the Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Araghchi also met the best diplomat in the Gulf State in Istanbul, who said that he was working to bring the parties back “on the path of dialogue”.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned of “more devastating” reprisals if the Israeli bombing campaign continued, saying that the Islamic Republic would in no way stop its nuclear program “in any case”.
Israel said on Saturday that he had killed three other Iranian commanders in his unprecedented offensive, while the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gideon Saar, said the campaign had delayed the alleged progress from Tehran to a two -year nuclear weapon.
“We will do everything we can do there to remove this threat,” Saar told the German newspaper Bild, saying that Israel would maintain his assault.
Israel and Iran exchanged a wave after a wave of devastating strikes since Israel launched its air campaign on June 13, saying Tehran was about to develop a nuclear weapon.
Iran denies in search of an atomic bomb, and on Saturday, Pezeshkian said that his right to continue a civil nuclear program “cannot be removed … by threats or a war”.
During a telephone call with French President Emmanuel Macron, Pezeshkian said that Iran was “ready to discuss and cooperate to strengthen confidence in the field of peaceful nuclear activities”.
“However, we do not agree to reduce nuclear activities to zero in all circumstances,” he added, according to the official news agency of Iran Iran.
Referring to Israeli attacks, he said: “Our response to the continuous assault on the Zionist regime will be more devastating.”
The soldiers of Israel declared earlier than a strike in Qom, south of Tehran, had killed Saeed Izadi, an official of the revolutionary guards in charge of coordination with Hamas. Two other commanders were killed overnight, he added.
Israel said that he had also attacked the Iran’s Isfahan nuclear site for the second time, the United Nations nuclear custody later reporting that a centrifuge manufacturing workshop had been affected.
The best diplomats from Great Britain, France and Germany met Araghchi in Geneva on Friday and urged him to take over the nuclear talks with the United States which had been derailed by the war.
But Araghchi told NBC News that “we are no longer ready to negotiate with them (the Americans), as long as the aggression continues”.
Trump, disdainful of European diplomatic efforts, said that he was unlikely to ask Israel to stop his attacks to bring Iran back to the table.
“If someone wins, it’s a little more difficult to do,” he said about the Israel campaign.
Any involvement of the United States would likely have powerful bunker bombs that no other country has to destroy an underground installation of uranium enrichment in Fordo.
(With an additional News Desk input)
