Palestine’s Capital declared at the OIC Conference

OIC declares East Jerusalem as Palestinian capital

Question: OIC summit was recently organized at-
(a) Doha
(b) Istanbul
(c) Dubai
(d) Oman
Answer: (b)
Related facts:

  • On December 13th, 2017; Eastern Jerusalem has been declared as the capital of Palestine during the summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held in Istanbul, Turkey.
  • This announcement has been made by the member countries of this organization in response to the recent recognition of Jerusalem by the United States as the capital of Israel.
  • All 57 member countries in the general meeting rejected this decision of the United States.
  • The summit was organized by Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan.
  • In the conference, Turkey strongly opposed the America’s decision, which is a member of the United States-led NATO.

Reference:
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/12/oic-leaders-reject-trump-decision-jerusalem-171213095417995.html
http://www.mfa.gov.tr/islam-isbirligi-teskilati-islam-zirvesi-konferansi-olaganustu-toplantisi-istanbulda-duzenlendi.en.mfa
http://www.mfa.gov.tr/site_media/html/oic-extraordinary-summit-istanbul-declaration-on-freedom-for-al-quds.pdf