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    AZERBAIJAN TAKES OVER OIC CHAIRMANSHIP FROM YEMEN

    Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
    June 19 2006

    Azerbaijan took over the chairmanship of the Organization of the
    Islamic Conference (OIC) from the Republic of Yemen at the 33rd
    session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers in Baku (APA).

    The session has brought together 51 of the OIC 57 member states as
    well as delegates from 90 states as observers.

    Yemen's Foreign Minister AbuBaker AlQribi in his speech touched
    on the caricature event in the Western media assessing this as an
    attack on Islam. He said Muslim countries have demonstrated the
    will of struggling against the happenings. Mr. AlQribi also said the
    problems should be approached carefully, and contradictions should be
    solved diplomatically. He said Israel is committing violence against
    Palestinians stressing the importance of its joining the international
    treaty on non-proliferation of nuclear weapons.

    OIC Secretary-General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu addressing the
    session regretted that Azerbaijan's lands are still under Armenian
    occupation. Mr.Ihsanoglu called on the international organizations
    to pay attention to this issue and assist Azerbaijani refugees.

    The 33rd session will be over on 21 June.
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