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- OIC鈥檚 Council of Foreign Ministers is scheduled to take place in Istanbul on June鈥�21-22
- Event comes as two OIC members have faced military standoffs with their regional rivals
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday assured Turkish President鈥疪ecep Tayyip鈥疎rdogan of his country鈥檚 participation in the upcoming Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meeting in Istanbul, as both leaders expressed deep concern over Israel鈥檚 recent attack on Iran and pledged to coordinate peace efforts.
The telephone call came as the OIC鈥檚 Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) prepares to convene in T眉rkiye on June鈥�21鈥�22 at a volatile moment for the bloc, with two of its member states 鈥� Pakistan and Iran 鈥� having faced military standoffs with their regional rivals.
While Pakistan鈥檚 border exchange with India lasted four days before a US-brokered ceasefire was reached last month, Iran remains in a state of heightened uncertainty following Israel鈥檚 strike on its military and nuclear facilities on Friday, as the war shows no signs of easing.
鈥淧rime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif held a telephone conversation with President鈥疪ecep Tayyip Erdogan of T眉rkiye, this evening,鈥� Sharif鈥檚 office said in a statement after the call. 鈥淒uring their most warm and cordial conversation, both leaders discussed the deeply worrying situation in the region in the wake of Israel鈥檚 unprovoked and unjustified aggression against Iran.鈥�
鈥淭he Prime Minister said that Pakistan would continue to play a constructive role for peace, both as member of the UN Security Council, as well as in other forums such as the OIC,鈥� the statement added. 鈥淚n this regard, the Prime Minister said that Deputy Prime Minister & Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar would represent Pakistan at the upcoming OIC CFM meeting in Istanbul.鈥�
Both leaders condemned Israel鈥檚 strikes, saying they violated Iran鈥檚 sovereignty and defied international law.
They also voiced solidarity with Palestine amid what they described as Israel鈥檚 鈥渂razen military aggression,鈥� which they said had continued 鈥渨ith complete impunity.鈥�
The two leaders emphasized the international community and the United Nations must act collectively and urge Israel to immediately end its 鈥渁ggressive posturing and illegal actions鈥� against Iran, Palestine and other countries in the region.