SECRETARY GENERAL OF ORGANIZATION OF ISLAMIC CONFERENCE (OIC) DR. EKMELEDDIN IHSAN OGLU EXPRESSED DEEP CONCERN OVER ISRAEL'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF QALANDIA CHECKPOINT IN THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORY AS AN INTERNATIONAL BORDER CROSSING POINT WHICH AIMS AT ISOLATING THE CITY OF ALQUDS AND ITS SURROUNDINGS AND CONSIDERING THEM INSIDE THE BORDERS DRAWN BY ISRAEL UNILATERALLY. IN A PRESS STATEMENT ISSUED TODAY, HE SAID THIS MEASURE THREATENS INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND PEACE, ELIMINATES ANY CHANCES TO REALIZE PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND LEADS TO CONFRONTATIONS AND VIOLENCE ESCALATION.