Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
The Collective Voice of The Muslim World
Date: 02/10/2015
The Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), H.E. Iyad Ameen Madani, in the presence of the Palestinian president H.E. Mahmoud Abbas, international senior officials, United Nations Secretary General, and President of the General Assembly, participated in a ceremony held at the United Nations on 30 September 2015 on the occasion of hoisting the Palestinian flag at that international platform. The Secretary General stated that although the occasion is symbolic, it constitutes an important step on the road to cementing the legal status of the State of Palestine among member states of the international community. He expressed his profound happiness and congratulations to the Palestinian people and leadership on this achievement. He expressed the hope that very soon, the Palestinian people would be able to raise their flags on the minaret of and walls of the Al-Quds under their independent state. The OIC also extolled the efforts made by the OIC group in New York in mobilizing wide international support that led the United Nations General Assembly on 10 September 2015 to adopt its resolution to raise that Palestinian flag at the United Nations, like other member states.
