The Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries have condemned Israel’s aggression against Iran and called for an immediate end to attacks, APP reports.

The foreign ministers from across the OIC member states adopted the Istanbul Declaration to condemn the destabilisation policies of Israel in the region and its recent attacks on Iran, Syria, and Lebanon as constituting a flagrant violation of the sovereignty and security of these countries and international law.

The body called for making Israel accountable for crimes and decided to establish an open-ended ministerial contact group to establish regular contacts with the relevant regional and international parties to support descalation efforts, stop the aggression against Iran and to achieve a peaceful settlement.

The council of foreign ministers stressed the urgent need to stop Israeli attacks against Iran and their great concern regarding this dangerous escalation, threatening the human, economic and environmental situation in the region.

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