REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JEDDAH -- GCC and Arab foreign ministers on Wednesday attended the opening of the 41st meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation meeting in Jeddah.
The two-day meeting is held under the title of "Exploring Areas of Islamic Cooperation" was opened by Prince Saud Al-Faisal, Saudi Foreign Affairs Minister.
President Mahmoud Abbas of the State of Palestine was present at the meeting. Also present included the chairman of the current session and the OIC Secretary General Iyad bin Amin Madani, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The leaders are expected to discuss the latest developments in Iraq, Syria, Palestine along with sectarian difference that threaten the security and stability of the region.
The opening session was addressed by Mr Madani, Arab League Secretary General Nabil Al-Arabi and other leaders. Syria was suspended from the 57-member grouping of the Islamic countries.
The meeting will conclude on Thursday with adoption of the Jeddah Declaration.
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