developing· Politics· Updated 13:44

Delegations Walk Out During Israeli President's Speech at Asian Summit

Israeli President Isaac Herzog addressed the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Thursday, October 15, 2026. During his speech, delegates from Iran, Turkey, Kuwait, Pakistan, and the Palestinian Authority walked out of the hall in a coordinated diplomatic protest.

11 newsrooms · 4 languages · since 09:46

Plus

Delegations Walk Out During Israeli President's Speech at Asian Summit — Illustration by baba

Watch · 5 clips

Clips the newsrooms posted about this story. They play from YouTube, Instagram, Telegram, TikTok and X.

YouTube plays free. 5 more with Plus.

Photos · 2

Photos the newsrooms posted about this story, and the ones the IDF and Magen David Adom released.

Official photos are free. 2 more with Plus.

What happened

01Delegates from Iran, Turkey, Kuwait, Pakistan, and the Palestinian Authority walked out during President Isaac Herzog's speech in Baku on Thursday.
02The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, remained in the hall and listened to Herzog's entire address.
03The walkout occurred at the 7th CICA summit in Azerbaijan, an international forum focused on cooperation in Asia.
04Representatives from the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and several Central Asian nations also remained in the hall during the speech.
05President Herzog and the Iranian representative were seated on the same side of the table, separated by only four seats.
06Herzog traveled to Baku on a commercial Azerbaijan Airlines flight due to a Turkish ban on Israeli government aircraft.
07During his visit, Herzog observed early voting for the 26th Knesset elections at the Israeli embassy in Baku.

Despite the walkout, the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, remained in the hall to listen to Herzog's address. Representatives from the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and several Central Asian nations also stayed in the room. Seating arrangements at the summit placed Herzog and the Iranian representative on the same side of the table, separated by only four seats.

Herzog arrived in Baku on Wednesday for the day-and-a-half visit, traveling on a commercial Azerbaijan Airlines flight. According to Panet, this was due to a Turkish ban on Israeli aircraft in its airspace, though Kikar HaShabbat reported that the commercial flight transited Turkish airspace, bypassing a ban on Israeli government planes. During his trip, Herzog also visited the Israeli embassy in Baku to observe early voting for the 26th Knesset elections.

Summarized by baba from the reports of 8 newsrooms. Updated 13:36