Azerbaijan engineers rare summit with in-conflict Middle East and Asian leaders
Representatives from Iran, Turkey, Kuwait, Pakistan and the Palestinian Authority left as Isaac Herzog addressed the summit, while Qatar's emir stayed in the hall.
- On Thursday, delegations from Iran, Turkey, Kuwait, Pakistan, and the Palestinian Authority walked out during President Isaac Herzog's address at the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia summit in Baku, Azerbaijan.
- President Ilham Aliyev hosted the seventh CICA summit, convening Middle Eastern and Asian leaders to discuss regional security and cooperation despite ongoing political and military conflicts in the region.
- Herzog met with Aliyev and hailed their "excellent" relations, stating the visit aims to "further strengthen the strong Israel-Azerbaijan ties in the areas of security, energy, and trade."
- While several delegations exited, Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani remained in the hall for Herzog's speech, reflecting the complex diplomatic landscape at the gathering.
- The CICA serves as "a forum for promoting peace, security and cooperation through dialogue and mutual trust," providing a platform for nations to engage during tumultuous times despite diplomatic tensions.
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Breaking news - Representatives of several countries, including Turkey, left the hall as Israeli President Isaac Herzog opened his speech at the 7th Summit of the Conference on Cooperation and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Baku. Foreign Minister Responding to Israel...
EADaily, 15 October 2026. During a speech by the President of Israel, Yitzhak Duke in Baku, representatives of a number of countries left the Hall.
Similar walkout was seen at September's UN General Assembly high-level week speech by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Iran ' s delegation, headed by Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Kazem Garibabadi, left the Hall at the CICA summit in Baku to protest at the address of the President of Israel, Yitzhak Duke. Iran ' s representatives withdrew from the meeting room at the Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Baku at the start of the speech by the President of Israel, Yitzhak Duke, transmitting TASS w…
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