ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif will participate in the 15th Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) being held in the Gambia’s Capital Banjul on May 4-5, 2024.
The OIC Summit is being convened at a critical time for the Muslim Ummah as the war on the people of Gaza continues unabated.
It would be an important occasion for the OIC leaders to deliberate upon the deteriorating situation in Gaza and project a strong, collective and unified stance on the Palestinian question.
The Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Mumtaz Zahra Baloch told in her weekly media briefing on Friday that at the Summit, the prime minister will speak about Pakistan’s grave concern on the genocide in Gaza, the right to self determination of the people of Jammu & Kashmir, imperatives of solidarity and unity of the Ummah, rising Islamophobia and terrorism and other contemporary global issues.
The prime minister will also hold bilateral meetings with leaders of the Islamic world on the margins of the Summit.
The 15th OIC Summit will be preceded by the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) meeting on May 2-3, 2024. The Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will attend the CFM.
On the side-lines of the CFM, the foreign minister will meet with his counterparts from other OIC Countries.