HE Dr. Yousef A. Al-Othaimeen, Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) received in his office at the OIC General Secretariat’s headquarters in Jeddah, HE Ambassador Ramazan Abdulatipov, for the presentation of his credentials as the Russian Federation Permanent Representative to the OIC.
The meeting offered an opportune occasion for a review of the excellent cooperation and consultation-driven relations between the OIC and the Russian Federation. The two parties also stressed their keen desire to further consolidate their existing ties of friendship and to explore new ways to boost rapprochement between the Russian Federation and the Islamic world in the fields of science, culture, economy, the fight against terrorism, and spreading the culture of peace and security in the region.
The two parties also emphasized the need to keep up the periodicity of their political consultations, given their importance in terms of exchanging views and coordinating positions with respect to regional and international issues of common interest.