President of Indonesia receives the OIC Secretary General in Jeddah

Date: 12/09/2015

The President of the Republic of Indonesia HE Mr. Joko Widodo, who is on an official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, received the Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Mr. Iyad Ameen Madani and his accompanying delegation at his place of residence in Jeddah at the Palace of Hospitality today, Saturday, 12 September 2015. The Secretary General commended President Jokowi on his leadership and the active role of Indonesia in supporting OIC initiatives and programs. Madani briefed the President on some of the major issues of concern to the OIC including regional issues, the plight of the Rohingya and Islamophobia as well as preparations for three upcoming Islamic Summits: the Science and Technology Summit in Islamabad, the Extraordinary Summit on Palestine and Al-Quds in Morocco and the regular 13th Summit that will take place in Turkey. Madani underlined that the OIC could benefit from Indonesia’s experiences in different aspects. The President of Indonesia, on his part expressed support for the OIC and its various activities, and discussed an initiative to form a contact group on communicating the values of Islam as Deen Al Rahmah. As a country with the largest number of Muslim population in the world, the President reiterated that Indonesia would also continue to play active role in the Muslim world. Attending the meeting from the OIC with the Secretary General were Assistant Secretary General for Science and Technology, Amb. Naim Khan, Director in Political Affairs, Amb. Ali Abolhassani, Advisor in the Humanitarian Affairs, Amb. Fouad Maznaie, and Professional Officer in Cultural Affairs, Dr. Dodik Ariyanto.

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