H.E. Mr. Hissein Brahim Taha, Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), met today, Thursday, May 11, 2023, at the OIC Headquarters, in Jeddah, with H.E. Mrs. Oulimata Sarr, Minister of Economy, Planning and Cooperation of the Republic of Senegal.

The meeting touched on a number of issues of common interest, including stability and development in Africa, the Palestinian question, and the ongoing preparations for the holding of the fifteenth Islamic Summit Conference scheduled to take place in The Gambia in December 2023.



During the meeting, the Minister reiterated the importance that Senegal attaches to the role of the OIC and its support for the efforts of the Secretary-General to achieve the objectives of the OIC at the level of all States and more particularly at the level of the West African region.

For his part, H.E. the Secretary-General praised the stability and development in Senegal while reiterating the support of the OIC to the efforts of the Senegalese Authorities to raise the level of Senegal among developing countries.