ISTANBUL (Dispatches) -- Leaders of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states arrived here Friday to attend an extraordinary summit to show solidarity with the Palestinian people and to denounce the relocation of the United States Embassy to Jerusalem Al-Quds, as well as the Israeli attacks that killed over 60 civilians in protests on May 14.
Representatives from more than 40 countries, including presidents, prime ministers and other high level officials took part in the event. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, Jordanian King Abdullah II, Afghan President Ashraf Gani and Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz are among the attendees.