Banjul
\nSaudi Arabia has expressed commitment to play its role in advocating the causes of Islamic world on global platforms.
\nThe resolve was expressed by Saudi Arabia\u2019s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed El-Khereiji at the Foreign Minister\u2019s preparatory meeting in Gambia.
\nIn his address, he reinforced the Kingdom\u2019s stance on Palestine\u2019s right to statehood as recognized by international legitimacy and the Arab Peace Initiative.
\nThe Minister also stressed the importance of maintaining unity and solidarity among the nations within the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.
\nThe 15th summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) started on Saturday in the Gambian capital Banjul.
\nWorld leaders from the 57 member countries of the OIC and beyond are expected to attend, said the OIC in a statement ahead of the summit. Representing T\u00fcrkiye at the event is Hakan Fidan, the country\u2019s foreign minister.
\nIt added that the summit aims to strengthen unity \u201cin collectively addressing the pressing challenges facing the Ummah (Muslim community) and expanding cooperation and solidarity among member countries in the pursuit of our shared goals as enshrined in the charter.\u201d
\nThe OIC added that the summit also aims to \u201cexpand our domestic economy and revitalize small and medium enterprises,\u201d in addition to \u201ctaking the opportunity to share the wealth of Gambian and African culture with the world.\u201d
\nThe summit, taking place through Sunday with the central theme \u201cEnhancing unity and solidarity through dialogue for sustainable development,\u201d will address global issues, notably the current situation in Palestine and the ongoing Israeli war in the Gaza Strip, which has killed over 34,000 people.
\nDuring the summit, three key documents \u2013 a draft Palestinian resolution, draft Banjul statement, and the draft final document \u2013 will be presented to the Council of Foreign Ministers and subsequently to the summit for discussion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Banjul Saudi Arabia has expressed commitment to play its role in advocating the causes of Islamic world on global platforms. The resolve was expressed by Saudi Arabia\u2019s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed El-Khereiji at the Foreign Minister\u2019s preparatory meeting in Gambia. In his address, he reinforced the Kingdom\u2019s stance on Palestine\u2019s right to statehood […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":404756,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-404745","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n