On Thursday 25 January, Turkey's Minister for Foreign Affairs Ömer Çelik called for a joint summit to be held between the European Union and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
During a press conference in Brussels, Çelik said a Euro-Islamic summit could bring strong messages to the world on establishing peace and integration. He stated that as an EU accession candidate country and current chair of the OIC, Turkey could play an important role in such a summit being held.