Chairmen and Speakers of Shoura (Consultative) Councils and parliaments of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC)'s member states started here today their emergency extraordinary parliamentary meeting of the Executive Committee of the Parliamentary Union of the Member States, hosted by the Turkish parliament to discuss a unified Islamic stance towards the Israeli aggression, violations and attacks against the Palestinian people in Gaza Strip and the Palestinian territories. Sheikh Dr. Saleh bin Abdullah bin Homaid, Chairman of Saudi Arabia's Shoura Council, chairs his country's delegation to the meeting. At the outset of the meeting, Turkey's Parliament Speaker Koksal Toptan described the events in Gaza and the Palestinian territories as flagrant violation of all international norms and charters. He said the practices of Israel there manage to derail any serious effort aiming at bringing about peace in the region. --More
