PN Report
Istanbul:The Secretary-General of the Developing-8 Organization, Ambassador Sohail Mahmood took part in the 9th Istanbul Mediation Conference, hosted by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan under the theme “Partnerships and New Perspectives for Peace: Mediation in a Changing World.”
In his opening address, he stressed the need to create space for diplomacy and strengthen mediation for lasting peace, outlining three guiding principles: sincere dialogue, sustained mediation and regional ownership.
On the sidelines, he held exchanges with OIC Secretary-General Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin and other dignitaries. In a bilateral meeting with Miguel Ángel Moratinos, UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations, the two discussed building an institutional relationship and cooperating in areas of common interest.
He also spoke to Anadolu Agency about the conference’s importance and D-8’s core priorities of economic cooperation and integration, reaffirming the value of dialogue, multilateral partnerships and collective action for peace and shared prosperity.
