Turkey has decided to organise an Organisation of Islamic Cooperation extraordinary summit on Jerusalem in the midst of opening up US embassy in the city that claimed lives of at least 50 Palestinians.
The summit is scheduled to be held on May 18 in Turkey, the chair of OIC.
In this connection, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim has called Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the evening and requested her to join the Turkish initiative, said PMO sources.
“They talked for 15 minutes and the Turkish premier invited the prime minister to attend the summit,” said an official.
Sheikh Hasina hailing the initiative said, “This is a timely step.”
The official said the Bangladeshi prime minister urged the Muslim ummah to be united and condemned Israel as they are violating human rights.
Hasina expressed her anger with the US as Washington shifted its embassy to Jerusalem, the official said adding, “The prime minister expressed her full solidarity with Palestine state.”
Meanwhile, A foreign ministry statement issued today strongly condemned the use of force by the Israeli authorities against the Palestinians which left scores of Palestine civilians dead and several thousand injured.
“Bangladesh also expresses its dismay at the United States’ move of shifting its Embassy to Jerusalem. Bangladesh stresses on preserving the legal status of Jerusalem within the framework of relevant UN resolutions,” the statement said.
“While expressing deep condolences and sympathies to the Palestinians, we call on international community to put pressure on Israel to stop the atrocities immediately.”
Bangladesh reaffirms its position in favour of establishing the State of Palestine on the basis of a two-state solution and on the pre- 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.