The Organization of Turkic States meets in Istanbul and put out a statement denouncing Iranian attacks while avoiding any direct mention of Israel.
“The Ministers expressed their strong condemnation of the attacks targeting the Republic of Türkiye and the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of the Republic of Azerbaijan, including civilian facilities, carried out from the territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” reads the statement.
“The Ministers called for non-repetition of such reckless actions that further deteriorates the regional situation and risks the expansion of geography of tension.”
The countries do express their support for a two-state solution and for “addressing the humanitarian sufferings facing the Palestinian people, in particular in Gaza,” but do not condemn Israel.
The OTS includes Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan, with Hungary, Turkmenistan and Northern Cyprus as observers.
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