Africa-Press – Gambia. A conference of foreign ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) started at the Parliament House in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on March 22. This year, the conference was held under the theme, “Building Cooperation for Unity, Justice and Development.” The conference was very important to address some common problems for the Muslim world.
At the beginning of the conference, the Foreign Minister of Pakistan Shah Mahmood Qureshi welcomed the OIC foreign ministers to the conference. “The OIC is the collective voice of 200 million Muslims around the world,” he said. It is a bridge between the Muslim nations as well as the world community with the Muslim world. Foreign ministers from 46 countries of the 57-member bloc took part in the conference. Delegations from other countries were being led by senior foreign affairs officials from those countries. The conference discussed the that the Muslim world is currently facing.
The Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan delivered the inaugural address of the conference. He highlighted Pakistan’s role in the OIC. At the same time, the Pakistani Prime Minister talked about the challenges facing the Muslim world. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi also addressed the gathering.
It is pertinent to mention here that the Rohingya refugee crisis is a crisis not only for Bangladesh and Myanmar but also for the whole Muslim world.
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