Azerbaijan-the OIC relations

In 1991, Azerbaijan joined the OIC and started to build relations with the organization. As a result, the ambassador of Azerbaijan to Saudi Arabia was given a mandate of permanent representative of Azerbaijan to the General Secretariat of the OIC in May 1994.[1]

Cooperation

A former Azerbaijani President Heydar Aliyev met with the OIC Secretary General in Baku in 1994. Furthermore, Heydar Aliyev attended the 7th Summit of Heads of States and Governments of the OIC member countries in Casablanca and made a speech in that year.[1]

In 2005, current Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev attended the 3rd Extraordinary Summit of the OIC in Mecca. In 2015, President Aliyev met with the Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Iyad Ameen Madan.[2]

Baku hosted the 33rd OIC Foreign Ministers Conference in 19–21 June 2006.[3] Additionally, Mehriban Aliyeva, the President of Heydar Aliyev Foundation initiated to organize International Forum on “Expanding the Role of Women in Cross-Cultural Dialogue” in Baku on June 10–11, 2008.[4]

The delegation led by Elmar Mammadyarov, Azerbaijani FM regularly participates at the OIC Foreign Ministers conferences.

On 22–23 November 2011, the Islamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation (ICYF-DC), Heydar Aliyev Foundation and Azerbaijani Government organized the Founding Convention of the OIC Countries Young Entrepreneurs Network in Baku. ICYEN is a collaborative initiative to create a platform for young Muslim entrepreneurs.[5]

In 2017, the 4th Islamic Solidarity Games was held in Azerbaijan. An official opening ceremony was organized in Baku on May 12, 2017.[4]

Furthermore, Azerbaijan has achieved cooperation with other bodies of the OIC. In this regard, Azerbaijan’s First Lady and also head of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mehriban Aliyeva’s activities must be noted which contributed to the development of ties between Azerbaijan and the OIC. Therefore, Aliyeva was awarded with the diploma on Goodwill Ambassador of the ISESCO by the Director General of the ISESCO Dr. Abdulaziz Othman Altwaijri for her deeds to bring civilizations closer in 26 November 2006 . Moreover, Prof. Dr. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoghlu awarded her with the diploma on Special Envoy of the OIC on Humanitarian Affairs for her activity in the humanitarian field while attending the International Forum on “Expanding the Role of Women in Cross-Cultural Dialogue” which was held in Baku in 10–11 June 2008.[6]

On 3 May 2017, a delegation led by Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Yousef Al-Othaimeen met with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. The meeting involved the discussions over the solidarity and cooperation between Muslim countries, Azerbaijan’s successful membership to the OIC and tourism potentials.[7]

The OIC and Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict became one of the topic for discussions since Azerbaijan had been admitted to the membership of the OIC . The OIC adopted a number of resolutions regarding the conflict condemning the occupation of the Azerbaijani territories by Armenia:

1.Final Communique of the 7th Session of The Islamic Summit Conference Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco (13-15 December 1994) .[8]

2. Final Communique of the 8th Session of The Islamic Summit Conference Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran (9-11 December 1997)[9]

3. Final Communique of the 9th Session of The Islamic Summit Conference Doha, State of Qatar (12-13 November 2000)[10]

4. “Resolution no. 25/9-c (is) on the destruction and desecration of islamic historical and cultural relics and shrines in the occupied Azeri territories resulting from the republic of Armenia's aggression against the Republic of Azerbaijan”[11]

5. “Resolution No.21/9-P(IS) on the aggression of the Republic of Armenia against the Republic of Azerbaijan”[12]

Documents and resolutions on Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict were approved at the OIC Foreign Ministers conferences, too. For instance, resolution No. 10/42-POL “On the Aggression of the Republic of Armenia against the Republic of Azerbaijan” adopted in the framework of the Forty Second Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers, held in Kuwait, State of Kuwait on 27–28 May 2015. The resolution strongly condemns Armenian aggression against Azerbaijan, considers the actions committed by the Armenian Armed Forces against the Azerbaijani civilians and other protected persons as crimes against humanity and calls the UN Security Council to recognize the existence of aggression against Azerbaijan.[13]

OIC Secretary General regularly commemorates the Khojaly Genocide committed by Armenian Armed Forces against Azerbaijani civilians in February 1992.[14] In 2017, Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary-General Yousef al-Othaimeen called for the "immediate" and "unconditional" withdrawal of the Armenian Armed Forces from occupied Azerbaijani territories while marking the 25th anniversary of the 1992 Khojaly Genocide.[15]

See also

Azerbaijan and OIC

OIC

OIC Contact Group to mull Armenia’s aggression against Azerbaijan in UN

Azerbaijan-OIC

References

  1. 1 2 FS. "AZERBAIJAN AND OIC". www.mfa.gov.az. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  2. ↑ "OIC Secretary General receives the President of Azerba..." www.oic-oci.org. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  3. ↑ "The Thirty-Third Session of The Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers". ww1.oic-oci.org. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  4. 1 2 "The 4th Islamic Solidarity Games Officially Opens in B..." www.oic-oci.org. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  5. ↑ "ICYEN WAS ESTABLISHED IN BAKU". Islamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation. 2011-11-25. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  6. ↑ "OIC Chief expounds views on role of women in cross cul..." www.oic-oci.org. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  7. ↑ "President.Az -". en.president.az. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  8. ↑ "7th Islamic Summit". ww1.oic-oci.org. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  9. ↑ "8th Islamic Summit". ww1.oic-oci.org. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  10. ↑ "FINAL COMMUNIQUE". ww1.oic-oci.org. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  11. ↑ "RESOLUTIONS". ww1.oic-oci.org. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  12. ↑ "RESOLUTION NO". ww1.oic-oci.org. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  13. ↑ "Resolutions On Political Affairs Adopted by the 42nd Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers Session of Joint Vision to Strengthen Tolerance and Reject Terrorism" (PDF).
  14. ↑ "OIC Secretary General commemorates Khojaly Massacre..." www.oic-oci.org. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  15. ↑ "OIC urges Armenia to evacuate Azerbaijani land it occupies". DailySabah. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
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