OIC secretary general arrives in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The Secretary General of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation [OIC] Dr Yousef Ahmad al Othaimeen arrived in Islamabad on Sunday on a three-day official visit to Pakistan, Foreign Office announced.



During his first official visit to Pakistan, the Secretary General’s engagements include calls on the leadership and meetings at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The secretary general will also visit Headquarters of the OIC Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation in Islamabad.

The OIC chief and Prime Minister’s Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz will address a joint news conference after their formal talks today [Monday].



“As founding member of the OIC, Pakistan plays an active role in the organisation and supports all the legitimate causes of the Ummah. Pakistan also values the political and diplomatic support of the OIC and brotherly Muslim countries to the Kashmir cause,” a statement issued by the foreign office said.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 10^th, 2017.