Azerbaijani media, citing the announcement made by Palestinian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Naser Abdel Karim, reports that Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov has openly expressed his position on the events happed in Gaza Strip at the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers in Djibouti.
“This is a long-standing position and has not been changed. Azerbaijan has always supported the establishment of the independent Palestinian state and just position of our people” said the ambassador adding “As a result of the operation conducted in Gaza for six days, 115 were killed, most of whom were women and children”.