Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
The Collective Voice of The Muslim World
Date: 11/03/2017
H.E President Alassane Ouattara, of the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire, received on 10 March 2017 at his presidential palace in Abidjan, the Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Dr. Yousef A. Al-Othaimeen, within the framework of the working visit he was undertaking to the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire, an OIC Member State.
The meeting was an opportune occasion for an exchange of views between President Ouattara and the OIC Secretary General on a number of issues and challenges facing the Islamic world, foremost of which the issue Palestine and Al-Quds and the phenomena of terrorism and extremism. Both parties underlined the importance of enhancing cooperative bonds between the Member States in favour of evolving a joint Islamic approach that would guarantee effective management of the existing and emerging challenges.
The two parties touched upon the ongoing preparations for the organization of the 44th session of the OIC Council of Foreign Minister due to be held in the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire in July 2017.
Within the same framework, the OIC Secretary General held a working session with H.E. Marcel Amon Tanoh, Foreign Minister of Cote d’Ivoire, who paid tribute to the sustained and close cooperation with the OIC General Secretariat within the scope of the coming ministerial-level Islamic Session. On his part, H.E. Al-Othaimeen expressed admiration for the firm resolve he witnessed among Abidjan’s authorities to fully and effectively engage in the OIC’s various activities and programs and to put in every possible effort to ensure the success of the upcoming ministerial conference.
