OIC Secretary General Meets OIC African Group Ambassadors

22/01/2018- The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Dr Yousef Al-Othaimeen, on 22 January 2018 in his office at the Jeddah-based General Secretariat met the ambassadors of Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea and Cameroon to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, representing the African group in the Organization.

As well as boosting cooperation between the OIC and its African group, talks centered on continuous consulting with the African Union on issues of shared interest. The two sides also agreed on intensifying cooperation between the African group and the General Secretariat on various issues of mutual concern.

For his part, Dr Al-Othaimeen stressed continued engagement by the OIC in security and peace building and economic development in the African continent, and underlined commitment to promoting the African group’s role in the Organization’s work.

Source: https://www.oic-oci.org/topic/?t_id=17293&t_ref=9183&lan=en