Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
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The Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), Prof. Ekmeleddin Thsanoglu has voiced deep concern on the latest developments in Somalia....
10/11/2007
Istanbul, Republic of Turkey...
08/11/2007
The Tripartite Meeting between the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), the Government of the Philippines and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) will be held on November 10th – 12th , 2007 at the Headquarters of the OIC General Secretariat in Jeddah. The meeting will discuss the implementation of the Peace Agreement signed in 1996 between the MNLF and the Government regarding the situation in southern Philippines. The OIC General Secretariat has welcomed the decision of the court in Manila to allow the leader of the MNLF Mr. Nur Misuari to travel to the OIC Headquarters in Jeddah to participate in this meeting....
07/11/2007
The Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu organized a reception at his residence in Jeddah on Tuesday 6th November 2007, in commemoration of the OIC’s 38th anniversary. The ceremony was attended by a number of eminent officials and representatives of the Saudi society, along with OIC’s own senior staff, the Member States’ permanent representatives to the OIC, and the members of the consular and diplomatic corps of a number of other states accredited in Jeddah. On this occasion, the Secretary General delivered a speech in which he welcomed the guests and thanked them for having responded to the Organization’s invitation. He recalled with appreciation and a sense of allegiance founding fathers of the OIC, particularly the late King Faisal Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, and the diligent efforts they had contributed to bring Muslims together. The Secretary General also paid tribute to the generous support which the OIC receives from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud and from the Saudi Government, and announced on the occasion their allocation of a plot of land covering 40,000 sq.m in the city of Jeddah for the construction of the Organization’s new headquarters. After this, the Secretary General reviewed the main achievements of the OIC over its past progress and laid stress on the particular weight of the Makkah Al Mukarramah Extraordinary Summit which represents a watershed in the history of the Organization, with the adoption of the Ten-year Action Programme to face up to the 21st Century’s challenges. He also briefly outlined the achievements of the past year in terms of initiatives and moves aimed at achieving solidarity among the Member States and enhancing cooperation and understanding with the outside world such as to bring about peace and security for the world....
07/11/2007
The Secretary General of the OIC Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu has strongly condernned the suicide attack that occurred in the town of Baghlan in northern Afghanistan, which unfortunately killed more than 40 civilians and wounded a large number of innocent people....
07/11/2007
The OIC Secretary General Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu attended the Expanded Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Neighbouring Countries of Iraq, which took place in Istanbul on 2-3 November 2007. In his speech at the Conference, the Secretary General informed the participating Ministers and Secretaries General of the international organizations that while some positive developments inspire hope, the situation in Iraq continues to be a major concern for the OIC. He reported that the recently established OIC Ministerial Contact Group on Iraq held its first meeting in New York during the UN General Assembly and that the OIC intends to utilize this Ministerial level organ to visibly increase its contribution to the peace and stability efforts in Iraq....
04/11/2007
Istanbul, 3 November 2007...
03/11/2007
The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Conference, Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu on 31 October 2007, received in audience H.E. Mr. Mohammad Nahavandian, President of the Iranian Chamber of Commerce and his accompanying delegation at the OIC General Secretariat....
01/11/2007
The Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu on 30 October 2007 delivered an address at the inauguration of the First Islamic Tourism Forum held in Jeddah. The occasion was held under the chairmanship of HRH Prince Nayef Ibn Abdulaziz, Minister of Interior and Chairman of the Supreme Tourism Board in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and in the presence of HRH Prince Sultan Ibn Salman Ibn Abdulaziz, Secretary General of the Supreme Tourism Board of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and of Sheikh Saleh Abdullah Kamel, Chairman of the Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry. In his speech, the Secretary General stated that the Ten-year Programme of Action adopted by the 3rd Extraordinary Islamic Summit held in Makkah Al Mukarramah in December 2005 devoted special attention to the tourism sector which is not only one of the important pillars of the economies of Member States, being a foreign exchange earner, but it also provides employment opportunities, develops the private sector, and is intrinsically linked to other sectors of the economy such as transportation, communication and handicraft....
31/10/2007
A conference organized by the League of Arab States on humanitarian support to Darfur is taking place in Khartoum on 30-31 October 2007. The conference is dedicated to the provision of humanitarian assistance to Darfur....
31/10/2007
(Casablanca, 30-31 October, 2007) ...
30/10/2007
His Highness Sheikh Abdallah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign Minister of the State of the United Arab Emirates received in the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi yesterday 29 October at noon Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Secretary-General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference....
30/10/2007
The Organization of the Islamic Conference is following with serious concern the details of painful incidents of one of the biggest human trafficking operations involving the transfer to France of displaced under-aged children kidnapped in Darfur and Northern Chad....
29/10/2007
The Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, has condemned very strongly the decision by Israel to cut fuel supply to the Gaza Strip. He described such a decision as unjust and inhuman, as well as a collective punishment and a flagrant violation of international and humanitarian law....
29/10/2007
The Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, has said that the political, humanitarian and security dimensions of the situation in Darfur have remained a source of concern for the Organization of the Islamic Conference, which has been expressed in the resolutions adopted by the Organization at its summit and ministerial meetings. He noted that the OIC had been working with regional and international organizations concerned in order to reduce the plights of the people of Darfur, just as it has supported negotiations, which he described as the only option for ending the crisis in the region....
29/10/2007
