JEDDAH: Chen Weiqing, Chinese ambassador to Saudi Arabia and his country’s special envoy to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, praised the intellectual and scientific efforts of the Jeddah-based International Islamic Fiqh Academy in disseminating a culture of moderation, tolerance and coexistence in the world.
During his visit to the headquarters of the general secretariat of the academy, the envoy stressed his country’s endeavors to strengthen relations of cooperation, coordination and partnership with the OIC and its affiliated bodies, especially the academy, which is the supreme jurisprudential reference for the organization’s member states and the Muslim communities outside the Islamic world.
Koutoub Moustapha Sano, secretary-general of the academy, considered the visit of the Chinese ambassador an expression of willingness to enhance cooperation and coordination on various issues and that concern Muslim communities in China. He stressed the readiness to cooperate with the Chinese authorities to promote moderation and tolerance among the Muslim communities there.
