Jeddah
Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Dr. Yousef Al-Othaimeen, received on 2 December 2019, Mr. Mohammed Mahdi Gulaid, Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia along with his accompanying delegation. The Secretary General assured his guest of the OIC’s consistent readiness to avail Somalia of its resources in support of its peace and stability in line with the resolutions issued by the Council of Foreign Ministers and the latest Islamic Summit held in Makkah Al Mukarramah.
The two sides discussed the political and security situations in Somalia and ways to consolidate bilateral cooperation between the OIC and Somalia particularly following the upgrading of the OIC’s office in Mogadishu to an integrated diplomatic mission. On another front, the two parties discussed the efforts made in the fight against terrorism and extremism.—PR
