The Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Mr Hissein Brahim Taha, received today, 14 June 2023 at the headquarters of the General Secretariat in Jeddah, Ambassador Bello Kazaure Husseini, the new Consul General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Jeddah.
On this courtesy call, the Secretary-General paid tribute to the Federal Republic of Nigeria for its active and constructive role within the OIC and wished the new Consul General success. The two sides also discussed current issues of common interest and developments in the African region.
The Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Mr. Hissein Brahim Taha, conveyed his heartfelt condolences and solidarity to the government and citizens of Kazakhstan in the wake of the devastating forest fires that ravaged the Abay region in the eastern part of the country. The tragedy claimed the lives of 14 forest workers and left several others injured. The Secretary-General expressed his sympathies to the victims’ families and hoped for a quick recovery for those injured.—PR