OIC chief concludes official visit to Kuwait

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Tuesday 08 Sep 2015 - 09:50 Makkah mean time-24-11-1436 Kuwait (IINA) – Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Iyad Ameen Madani concluded on Sunday his visit to Kuwait, the second leg in his Arab tour. He met Crown Prince of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. The two parties affirmed the need for action at all levels to fulfill the aspirations of the Islamic Ummah towards broader expanses of solidarity, unity and a higher level of intra-Islamic cooperation in all fields and to collectively face up to the overwhelming challenges surrounding the Islamic Ummah at this critical juncture. Madani also held a meeting with First Deputy of Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah. During the meeting, he briefed the minister on the OIC’s efforts to follow up the implementation of the resolutions issued by the 42nd session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) held in Kuwait on May 27-28. The Secretary General expressed his appreciation to Kuwait’s chairmanship of the current session of the CFM for its judicious steering of joint Islamic action and its gracious support for the OIC’s activities. On his part, the minister expressed his thanks and appreciation for the efforts of the OIC General Secretariat represented by its Secretary General with his wide-range initiatives and activities pursuing the implementation of the CFM resolutions. The two sides also discussed the recent developments at both the regional and international levels, foremost of which the cause of Palestine, the ongoing preparations for the special Islamic Summit on Science and Technology, the Extraordinary Summit on Palestine and the 13th Session of the Ordinary Summit.  They further discussed arrangements for the coordination meeting of the OIC Foreign Ministers due to be held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly’s meeting in New York, as well as the ministerial meeting of the OIC Contact Groups. AB/IINA