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The
Second Extraordinary Session of the Islamic Summit Conference
was an event held by the
Organisation of the Islamic Conference
(OIC) from 4?5 March 2003 in
Doha
, Qatar. The conference was convened in response to escalating tensions in the
Middle East
, with the aim of presenting a unified voice from the
Islamic world
against
war with Iraq
. However, the conference was marked by controversy and heated exchanges, particularly between
Iraq
and
Kuwait
. Despite these tensions, the conference concluded with a communique condemning Israel and rejecting a military strike against Iraq.
Background
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The conference was an emergency summit of the OIC, in which representatives of 56 countries gathered to discuss ways to stop the US-led
war in Iraq
.
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The
emir of Qatar
, Sheikh
Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani
, called for the gathering, hoping to raise a united voice from the
Muslim world
against the
war with Iraq
.
[2]
Proceedings
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The meeting took place at a five-star hotel in
Doha
, just a short distance from
Al Udeid
, a sprawling US military base. Vice Chairman of the
Revolutionary Command Council of Iraq
,
Izzat Ibrahim al-Duri
, began his speech by quoting a verse from the
Quran
.
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Outcome
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The final statement focused on condemning
Israel
and rejecting military action against Iraq. It also called on Iraq to respect
UN
and
Arab summit
resolutions and return Kuwaiti prisoners captured in 1990.
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Controversies
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The conference was hotly debated between
Iraq
and
Kuwait
.
Izzat Ibrahim al-Duri
in his speech accused the Kuwaitis of being "agents of imperialism who have supported US troops on a massive scale year after year on Iraq's borders".
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This was verbally repeated with the Deputy Prime Minister of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad. Al-Duri further insulted
Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
, saying "Curse your moustache!", a catchphrase that undermines the minister's dignity.
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As the "Turkish Cypriot State".
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