Islamabad: The Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Foreign Ministry, is taking part in the two-day meeting of the Council of the Foreign Ministers of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Islamabad, Pakistan. Oman’s delegation is led by Shaikh Khalifa bin Ali al Harthy, Under-Secretary of the Foreign Ministry for Diplomatic Affairs.
Pakistan is hosting 48th session of the OIC-CFM. Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan joined the gathering of the foreign ministers of the Muslim world at the session held at the Parliament House. Hassoumi Massoudou, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Niger and also the Chair of the 47th session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers, in his speech focused on the objectives of OIC and emphasised the need for collaborated efforts to address the common challenges. He handed over the chairmanship of the 48th session of the OIC-CFM to Pakistan represented by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi.
Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia Prince Faisal bin Farhan al Saud, Secretary-General OIC Hissein Brahim Taha, President Islamic Development Bank, Dr Muhammad Suleiman al Jasser, Chinese State Councillor, and Foreign Minister Wangi Yi will address the session.
More than 100 resolutions will be considered during the two-day session. The meeting will also discuss developments in Afghanistan and its humanitarian consequences for the Afghan people and the situation in Jammu and Kashmir. Many African issues will also be on the meeting’s agenda including the situation in Mali, the Sahel region, and Lake Chad, and the situation in Central Africa and the Republic of Guinea. The OIC foreign ministers will also discuss developments in Yemen, Libya, Sudan, Somalia, Syria, and other regions. — ONA