Foreign Ministers of Turkey, Sierra Leone, Gabon, Somalia, Guinea-Bissau, Turkish Republic of North Cyprus, UAE, Tajikistan, Bangladesh, Jordan and Palestine and Secretary General of the ECO arrived in Pakistan to attend the OIC Foreign Ministers' Meeting.
Federal Minister for Information Chaudhry Fawad Hussain receives delegates from OIC member countries at Islamabad International Airport
The Foreign Ministers who were received by Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussein include Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Sierra Leonean Foreign Minister David J. Francis, Gabon Foreign Minister Pekom Mobilit Babia, Gambian Foreign Minister Mamadou Tangra and Somalia's Foreign Minister. Abdi Syed Musa Ali, Guinea-Bissau Foreign Minister Suzy Carla Barbosa, Turkish Republic of North Cyprus Deputy Foreign Minister Tahsin Artgarlologlu, UAE Minister of State Ahmed Ali Muhammad Abdullah Al-Sigha, Tajikistan's Deputy Foreign Minister Muzaffar Hussein Zod, Bangladesh Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Shehryar Alam, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and Palestinian Foreign Minister Riaz MA Maliki and ECO Khosrow Nawziri.
On the occasion, Foreign Minister and Secretary General of the OIC also met with Federal Minister for Information Chaudhry Fawad Hussain to discuss the overall situation in the region, including Afghanistan, and issues of mutual interest.
Special arrangements have been made for the reception of delegates from OIC member countries at Islamabad International Airport.
The main objective of the OIC Foreign Ministers' Conference is to highlight the need for immediate assistance and mobilization of resources to stem the growing humanitarian crisis in war-torn Afghanistan.
The delegates from OIC member states will attend the 17th Extraordinary Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the OIC.
