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Thursday 30 Apr 2015 - 09:29 Makkah mean time-11-7-1436
 Beijing, (IINA) - The Organization of International Cooperation (OIC) and China agreed on the importance of developing mutual strategic relations in various political, economic and cultural fields.
This agreement came up during an official visit to China by a high-level delegation of the OIC General Secretariat headed by the Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs Ambassador Abdullah Ibn Abdul Rahman Alim from 18 to 26 April.
Ambassador Alim explained that the visit was the first round of political consultations between the two sides, involving several political meetings and consultations with Chinese senior officials in the ministry of foreign affairs, and meetings with Islamic leaders in Beijing and Muslim minority areas.
Assistant Secretary General Alim stated that the consultations addressed the issue of dialogue of civilizations, in view of the importance accorded inter-civilizational and inter-religious dialogue by the OIC since such a dialogue will help to entrench the values of peace and tolerance, and remove the confusion surrounding certain erroneous perceptions.
He stressed the commitment of the OIC in promoting cooperation with the Chinese government, and emphasized both sides’ opposition to terrorist and separatist actions as well as to violent extremist practices in all their forms. However, the OIC remains concerned with the situation of Muslims, whether majorities or minorities, and therefore ensures the follow-up of the situations of the Muslim communities and minorities in various parts of the world, without interfering in the internal affairs of any country.
Ambassador Alim also stated that the Chinese officials affirmed that Muslims play a significant role in China's economic and civilizational progress.
The official statistics showed that China has 21 million Muslims belonging to ten different ethnic groups, with some 35,000 mosques, 50,000 preachers and around 500 Islamic associations.
In this context, Ambassador Alim stressed the conviction held by OIC's officials that the Muslim minorities throughout the world can act as cultural and civilizational bridges between their states and the OIC and its member states, by demonstrating genuine values of tolerance and citizenship and highlighting the noble concepts of the Islamic values system.
SM/IINA
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