December 14, 2017, 11:59 PM IST
This handout picture taken and released by the Turkish presidential press office on December 13, 2017, shows Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) shaking hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas after a press conference following the Extraordinary Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on last week’s US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, in Istanbul.
Islamic leaders on December 13 urged the world to recognise occupied East Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine, as Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas warned the United States no longer had any role to play in the peace process. AFP
This handout picture taken and released by the Turkish presidential press office on December 13, 2017, shows Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C), Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) and Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s Secretary General Yousef Al-Othaimeen (R) holding a press conference following the Extraordinary Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on last week’s US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, in Istanbul. AFP
This handout picture taken and released by the Turkish presidential press office on December 13, 2017, shows Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C), Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) and Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s Secretary General Yousef Al-Othaimeen (R) holding a press conference following the Extraordinary Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on last week’s US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, in Istanbul. AFP
This handout picture taken and released by the Turkish presidential press office on December 13, 2017, shows Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C), Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) and Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s Secretary General Yousef Al-Othaimeen (R) holding a press conference following the Extraordinary Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on last week’s US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, in Istanbul. AFP
This handout picture taken and released by the Turkish presidential press office on December 13, 2017, shows Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C), Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) and Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s Secretary General Yousef Al-Othaimeen (R) holding a press conference following the Extraordinary Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on last week’s US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, in Istanbul. AFP
This handout picture taken and released by the Turkish presidential press office on December 13, 2017, shows Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C), Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) and Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s Secretary General Yousef Al-Othaimeen (R) holding a press conference following the Extraordinary Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on last week’s US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, in Istanbul. AFP
This handout picture taken and released by the Turkish presidential press office on December 13, 2017, shows Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C), Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) and Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s Secretary General Yousef Al-Othaimeen (R) holding a press conference following the Extraordinary Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on last week’s US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, in Istanbul. AFP