Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) During the annual coordinating meeting of the Organization held on the sidelines of the 80th UN General Assembly in New York on Friday, Hakan Fidan referred, inter alia, to the Cyprus issue and the state of the Muslim minority in West Thrace, stressing that these two issues were two.

The Turkish Foreign Minister argued that the Muslim Turkish minority in Western Thrace and the Turkish Muslim population in the Dodecanese are still facing ‘Serious violations’ which deprive them of their fundamental rights and freedoms.

In addition, it called on the Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to support the rights of the Turkish Cypriots and to consolidate direct contact with them.

Hakan Fidan also stated that ‘The ongoing genocide’ of Israel in Gaza and efforts to attach the occupied West Bank, along with its wider expansive strategies, set ‘Serious risks’ For regional peace, according to diplomatic sources cited by Anadolu agency.

‘We face two urgent dangers’he said. “First, the genocide in Gaza and Israel’s efforts to annex the West Bank and violently displace the Palestinians. Secondly, Israel’s calculated and destabilizing strategy, which threatens the security and stability of our entire region. Under the Netanyahu regime, Israel has become a ‘Ruthless factor blinded by the dreams of a’ Great Israel ‘.

Fidan called on the Member States of the Islamic Cooperation Organization to adopt a single position and continue efforts to stop all international weapons and ammunition transport to Israel.

He also emphasized the importance of strengthening legal routes, turning proceedings to the International Court of Justice (ICT) and the International Criminal Court (ICT) into effective tools to end impunity.

Referring to Syria, the Turkish Foreign Minister said that “Syria’s stability cannot be separated from that of the wider region. It is just as vital to stop Israel’s crimes in Syria, ‘while He noted that Syrians would need support by members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation during the country’s rebuilding process.

He also warned of an increase in Islamophobia and racist attacks targeting Muslim communities worldwide, calling for a single reaction to such incidents.