Delegates from more than ten countries walked out of a summit session in Baku during an address by Israeli President Isaac Herzog, according to reports of the incident.
The departures occurred while Herzog was speaking and were described by observers as a coordinated act by a number of national delegations. The exact list of countries that participated in the walkout was not disclosed in the initial accounts.
Walkouts at international meetings are a well-known form of diplomatic protest and are often used to signal disapproval or to attract attention to a particular issue without breaking off formal ties. The event in Baku was immediately visible to other participants and media present at the summit.
The summit in Baku brought together officials from multiple countries; the capital city of Azerbaijan has in recent years hosted a number of regional and international meetings. Organisers and the delegations involved had not issued detailed public statements about the motivations behind the walkout in the immediate aftermath of the address.