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OIC Conference in Damascus (in photo)

 
 

Syrian President Bashar Assad, centre, reacts from the podium Saturday, May 23, 2009, as he attends the opening session of the three-day meeting of foreign ministers of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) that starts its deliberations in Damascus, Syria, on Saturday, May 23, 2009. The meeting will discuss the Middle East Peace process and ways of consolidating Islamic solidarity.

 

  • Syria's President Bashar al-Assad looks on during the opening of the 36th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Member States of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in Damascus May 23, 2009.

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki attends the opening of the 36th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Member States of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in Damascus May 23, 2009.

 

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (front R), Secretary-General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu (front L), Islamic foreign ministers and head of the delegation pause for photo after the opening of the 36th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Member States of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in Damascus May 23, 2009.

 

 

Bahrain's Foreign Minister Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmed al-Khalifa attends the opening of the 36th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Member States of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in Damascus May 23, 2009.

 

Indonesia's Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda,attends the opening of the 36th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Member States of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in Damascus May 23, 2009.

 

 

Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari (C) arrives to attend the opening of the 36th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Member States of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in Damascus May 23, 2009.

 

 

Lebanese Foreign Minister Fawzi Saloukh (L) chats with Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal at the opening of the 36th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Member States of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in Damascus May 23, 2009.

 

 

A handout picture from the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad addressing the opening session of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) ministerial meeting in Damascus on May 23, 2009. Assad described Israel as the "major obstacle" to peace in the Middle East and backed the right of resistance to recover occupied land.

 

 

Somalia's Foreign Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Omaar attends the opening of the 36th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Member States of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in Damascus May 23, 2009.

 

Turkey's new Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (R) attends the opening of the 36th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Member States of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in Damascus May 23, 2009.

 

 

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki arrives to attend the opening of the 36th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Member States of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in Damascus May 23, 2009.

 

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal attends the opening of the 36th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Member States of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in Damascus May 23, 2009.

 

OIC secretary general Ekmeleddine Ihsanoglu attends the opening session of Organisation of the Islamic Conference ministerial meeting in Damascus on May 23, 2009. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad described Israel as the "major obstacle" to peace in the Middle East and backed the right of resistance to recover occupied land.