{"id":39735,"date":"2024-05-04T16:50:40","date_gmt":"2024-05-04T16:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/15th-organization-of-islamic-cooperation-summit-kicks-off-in-gambia"},"modified":"2024-05-04T18:40:08","modified_gmt":"2024-05-04T18:40:08","slug":"15th-organization-of-islamic-cooperation-summit-kicks-off-in-gambia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/15th-organization-of-islamic-cooperation-summit-kicks-off-in-gambia","title":{"rendered":"15th Organization of Islamic Cooperation summit kicks off in Gambia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>* Writing by Ikram Kouachi<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>The 15th summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) started on Saturday in the Gambian capital Banjul.<\/p>\n<p>World leaders from the 57 member countries of the OIC and beyond are expected to attend, said the OIC in a statement ahead of the summit. Representing Tu\u0308rkiye at the event is Hakan Fidan, the country&#8217;s foreign minister.<\/p>\n<p>It added that the summit aims to strengthen unity \u201cin collectively addressing the pressing challenges facing the Ummah (Muslim community) and expanding cooperation and solidarity among member countries in the pursuit of our shared goals as enshrined in the charter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The OIC added that the summit also aims to \u201cexpand our domestic economy and revitalize small and medium enterprises,\u201d in addition to \u201ctaking the opportunity to share the wealth of Gambian and African culture with the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The summit, taking place through Sunday with the central theme &#8220;Enhancing unity and solidarity through dialogue for sustainable development,&#8221; will address global issues, notably the current situation in Palestine and the ongoing Israeli war in the Gaza Strip, which has killed over 34,000 people.<\/p>\n<p>During the summit, three key documents \u2013 a draft Palestinian resolution, draft Banjul statement, and the draft final document \u2013 will be presented to the Council of Foreign Ministers and subsequently to the summit for discussion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\">Lesotho<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* Writing by Ikram Kouachi Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. The 15th summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) started on Saturday in the Gambian capital Banjul. World leaders from the 57 member countries of the OIC and beyond are expected to attend, said the OIC in a statement ahead of the summit. 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