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Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak arrived in Istanbul yesterday evening for the Extraordinary Islamic Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), which is being held today.
The special aircraft bringing the prime minister touched down at the Istanbul Ataturk Airport at 10.20pm (3.20am today in Malaysia).
Najib was accompanied by his wife, Rosmah Mansor.
On hand to welcome him was Malaysian Ambassador to Turkey Abd Razak Abdul Wahab.
The extraordinary summit is convened at the request of Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in his capacity as the chair of the 13th Islamic Summit, following the announcement by the United States of America (US) on Dec 6 to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
The summit was preceded by a Senior Officials Meeting yesterday. This will be followed by a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers, which will be held today.
The summit will review developments and discuss the implications following the announcement by the US administration to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and relocate its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Malaysia’s participation in the summit is an affirmation of its commitment and unwavering support for the Palestinian people in their pursuit to attain their legitimate and inalienable rights for an independent State of Palestine, based on pre-1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
- Bernama
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