Pakistan hosts OIC meet on Afghanistan

New Delhi, Dec 19 : Pakistan will on Sunday host the 17th extraordinary session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers to focus on the current aggravating humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, Geo News reported.

The session was convened at the insistence of Saudi Arabia as the OIC Summit Chair.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will deliver the keynote address at the special moot taking place at Parliament House.The conference will start with a statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi, who will chair the session.

The chair of the OIC summit, Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Al-Saud, will then speak to the delegates.This will be followed by a statement from Hissein Brahim Taha, Secretary-General of the OIC, statements on behalf of OIC Regional Groups (Asia, Africa, Arab) and a statement by President Islamic Development Bank Dr Muhammad Al-JasserSeveral delegations, including foreign ministers, deputy foreign ministers, foreign secretaries and other senior government officials, have arrived from several countries, including Turkey, Sierra Leone, Somalia, the UAE, Tajikistan, Bangladesh, Jordan and Palestine, in Islamabad.

Interim Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi is also in the federal capital to attend the special moot, the report said.san/ksk/

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The OIC Secretary-General Hissein Taha will make a statement.

OIC Regional Groups statements (Asia Africa, Arab, and Latin America) will follow.Dr Muhammad Al-Jasser, President Islamic Development Bank, will then speakNumerous delegations including foreign ministers and deputy foreign ministers from various countries have arrived in Islamabad, which is also home to other high-ranking government officials such as the UAE, Tajikistan and Bangladesh.

According to the report, Amir Khan Muttaqi, Interim Afghan Foreign Minister is visiting the Federal Capital for the Special Moot.#Pakistan #Afghanistan #Delhi #Imran Khan #Delhi #New Delhi #Turkey.