Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Khaleel has departed to Turkey to attend the emergency meeting of the Executive Committee of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
As the OIC Summit Chair, Turkey called upon holding an emergency meeting for discussing the increasing violence based on Islamophobia, racism and xenophobia, in particular the terrorist attack targeted two mosques in New Zealand on March 15.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu would chair the meeting held in Istanbul which will hold discussions on the New Zealand mosque attacks and increasing violence based on Islamophobia.
Representatives from international organisations such as the United Nations, European Union and Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) are also invited to the meeting.