DUSHANBE, May 4, 2010, Asia-Plus — To-date, some 30 member nations of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) have confirmed their participation at the 37th Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the OIC Member States that will take place here from May 18-20, according to the Tajik MFA information department.
Taking into account difficulties with flights from some member nations of OIC to Tajikistan, the Organization will organize charter flights from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) a day before the session starts.
The upcoming Council of Foreign Ministers will discuss political and economic issues as well as problems of fighting international terrorism. President Emomali Rahmon is expected to address the 37th Council of Foreign Ministers of the OIC Member States, the source said.
Tajikistan joined the Organization of the Islamic Conference in 1992.
The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) is an international organization with a permanent delegation to the United Nations. It groups 57 member states, from the Middle East, Africa, Central Asia, Caucasus, Balkans, Southeast Asia, South Asia and South America (Guyana and Suriname). These States decided to pool their resources together, combine their efforts and speak with one voice to safeguard the interest and ensure the progress and well-being of their peoples and those of other Muslims in the world.
