Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is attending the 51st session of the OIC’s Council of Foreign Ministers.

He is seated next to Iran’s FM Abbas Araghchi as the ongoing Israel-Iran war is set to be the centre of discussions at the OIC moot.

 Deputy PM Ishaq Dar and Iran’s FM Abbas Araghchi attend the OIC foreign ministers’ meeting in Istanbul. — screengrab via X/MIshaqDar50
Deputy PM Ishaq Dar and Iran’s FM Abbas Araghchi attend the OIC foreign ministers’ meeting in Istanbul. — screengrab via X/MIshaqDar50

 Deputy PM Ishaq Dar attends the OIC foreign ministers’ meeting in Istanbul. — screengrab via X/MIshaqDar50
Deputy PM Ishaq Dar attends the OIC foreign ministers’ meeting in Istanbul. — screengrab via X/MIshaqDar50

 Deputy PM Ishaq Dar and Iran’s FM Abbas Araghchi attend the OIC foreign ministers’ meeting in Istanbul. — screengrab via X/RTErdogan
Deputy PM Ishaq Dar and Iran’s FM Abbas Araghchi attend the OIC foreign ministers’ meeting in Istanbul. — screengrab via X/RTErdogan

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