OIC foreign ministers' extraordinary session on Afghanistan underway
Pakistan
Prime Minister Imran Khan made a keynote address
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The 17th Extraordinary Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of Organization of Islamic Cooperation is underway at the National Assembly Hall with 20 foreign ministers and 10 deputy foreign ministers in attendance from across the Muslim world.
Convened by Saudi Arabia as OIC chair and being hosted by Pakistan, 70 delegates are participating in the historic session which would discuss the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan.
Started with the recitation of verses from the Holy Quran, the session is being chaired by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi.
The extraordinary session of the OIC holds great significance as part of the growing international concern about the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan and the urgent need to address it.
Besides OIC Members and Observers, the UN system, International Financial Institutions (IFIs), international and regional organizations, and non-OIC members including the P-5, EU, and major countries like Germany and Japan, are among the other invitees.
At the inaugural session, Prime Minister Imran Khan made a keynote address to highlight the situation and draw world attention towards the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan.
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, the chair of the Extraordinary Session, Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Al-Saud, the OIC Summit Chair and Secretary General of the OIC Hissein Brahim Taha also addressed.
