RIYADH: Representatives of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation recently met Senegalese Foreign Minister Aissata Tall Sall in the capital Dakar, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Saturday.
The delegation was headed by ambassador and the OIC’s assistant secretary-general for humanitarian, cultural, and social affairs, Tariq Ali Bakheet.
Topics for discussion included ways to further strengthen relations between the OIC and Senegal, and preparations for the 12th session of the OIC Standing Committee for Information and Cultural Affairs, due to be headed by Senegal’s President Macky Sall in Dakar in October.
The Senegalese minister noted that her country was keen to support OIC activities and develop initiatives to serve and benefit the Islamic world, and Bakheet praised the west African nation’s key role and ongoing efforts to support the organization and promote peace, solidarity, peaceful coexistence, and interfaith dialogue.
He also lauded Senegal’s commitment to backing OIC priority issues and helping to revitalize the standing committee.
