52nd OIC Council of Foreign Ministers Convenes in Baghdad with 55 Nations
The two-day meeting brings together 55 member and observer states to discuss security, economic integration and humanitarian response across the Islamic world.
- On Saturday, October 17, 2026, Iraq officially opened the 52nd session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation's Council of Foreign Ministers in Baghdad, bringing together diplomatic delegations from 55 member states and observer nations.
- Convening under the theme 'Dialogue and solidarity,' the summit includes all 57 OIC member states, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, and representatives from around 40 nongovernmental organizations.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Minister of Foreign Affairs Elmedin Konaković addressed the session on the second day, condemning the glorification of convicted war criminals and citing recent institutional commemorations of Ratko Mladić in Serbia as undermining international justice.
- Konaković emphasized support for an independent Palestinian state and a two-state solution, urging concrete international action rather than mere diplomatic statements to prevent further loss of life.
- Baghdad's stewardship reinforces Iraq's proactive diplomatic posture as a neutral convening hub, with the session aiming to finalize the Baghdad Declaration to reject Islamophobic rhetoric and secessionist agendas.
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