OIC Foreign Ministers Open in Abidjan Their 44th Session

Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi shakes hands with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu at the OIC Meeting of Foreign Affairs in Abidjan.

Jeddah, Shawwal 16, 1438, Jul 10, 2017, (MINA) — The President of Cote d’Ivoire Al-Hasan Ouattara opened in the Ivory Coastal capital of Abidjan Monday the 44th session of the of Jeddah-based Organization of Islamic Cooperation, SPA reported.

In a key speech, President Ouattara focused on the necessity of cooperation of the organization’s member countries on fighting terrorism, finding solutions to prevent the youths from being lured by extremists, and putting an economic, scientific and technological strategy within the organization.

Given the podium, the Secretary General of OIC Dr. Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen said the organization would follow-up the resolutions issued by former summits and ministerial councils, citing those issues.

The Foreign Ministers will discuss several issues, most salient of which are those relating to the Palestinian cause , the situation in Syria, Yemen, Libya, Mali, the Central African Republic and other current political issues, as well as issues of Muslim communities in non-member countries, especially Myanmar.

The Conference will discuss resolutions on combating terrorism and extremism, disarmament and combating Islamophobia as well as issues related to humanitarian, economic, media, science and technology, IT, cultural, social, family, dialogue and communication issues.

The two-day conference will be concluded by the adoption of the Abidjan Declaration. (T/RS5/RS1)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)