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The Council of Foreign Ministers of the Developing-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8) held its extraordinary meeting in Istanbul, Turkiye on Saturday (8 June) and discussed the continued deteriorating situation in the Gaza Strip, Palestine.
The extraordinary meeting took place inside the historic Dolmabahçe Palace in the City of Istanbul.
Social Welfare Minister Dr Dipu Moni led the Bangladesh delegation at the meeting.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkiye Hakan Fidan will also hold bilateral talks on the sidelines of the meeting, according to a media note.
The meeting was organized at the invitation of the Turkish Foreign Minister and it galvanized further support and solidarity within the D-8 alliance for the people of Palestine, particularly those residing in the besieged Gaza Strip, against the backdrop of continued and indiscriminate yet senseless bombardments of the territory by the Israeli occupation forces.
The extraordinary meeting discussed humanitarian assistance and other necessary relief materials to help ease the Palestinian people’s current hardships and sufferings.
The D-8 is an intergovernmental organization of eight countries that focuses on promoting economic cooperation. It is composed of Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Turkiye. The organization was established in 1997 and is headquartered in Istanbul, Turkiye.
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