Morocco calls on OIC member states to establish South-South cooperation

Morocco on Monday called upon the 57-member states of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) to set up a South-South cooperation at the economic, trade, scientific and educational levels.
The call was announced by Moroccan Foreign Minister, Taieb Fassi Fihri, in a statement to MAP on the sidelines of the OIC ministerial meeting, opened Monday in preparation for the 11th summit of the Organization, due on March 13-14.
The minister made it clear that king Mohammed VI is committed to advance the Organization's action and defending all the causes of Islam and Muslims, particularly that of Al Quds Acharif (Jerusalem).
In his capacity as chairman of Al Quds Committee - an offshoot of the OIC representing over 1.2 billion Muslims in the world, HM the king sees to it that the holy city’s religious, urbanistic, cultural and demographic aspects are preserved to become the capital of the independent Palestinian state, Mr. Fassi Fihri said.
He added that the summit is an opportunity for the member states to assess actions and to give fresh momentum to the values of Islam binding the peoples of the Organization.
The ministerial meeting is expected to set the agenda of the summit of heads of state and government and prepare the property in Morocco drafts of the final statement and the revision of the Organization’s charter. The agenda includes the revision of the OIC’s charter, the issue of Palestine, economic partnership and the sharing of knowledge among the 57 member states and the OIC’s special program for Africa.