2017 during elections to be held in December 2012 at the meeting of the Bureau of International Exhibitions General Assembly in Paris, France. The Meeting expressed its deep concern about the ongoing crisis situation in the world economy, the economic development slowdown, the slow and uneven progress in eradicating poverty, the increasing macroeconomic misbalance between developed and developing countries, and supported the initiative of the Kazakhstan's side to hold the World Crisis Management Conference under the aegis of the United Nations within the VI Astana Economic Forum scheduled for 22-24 May 2013 in Astana (the Republic of Kazakhstan). The Meeting urged all stakeholders to take part in the conference. It is expected to ensure broad participation of all countries in developing a draft Crisis Management Action Plan to be submitted for consideration by the international community in 2013. The Meeting welcomed the institutional cooperation of the OIC with other international and regional organizations including the United Nations. In this regard, the meeting welcomed the OIC-UN biennial meeting on cooperation held in Geneva on 1-3 May 2012. The Meeting adopted the reports issued by: The OIC Six Member Committee on Palestine (Annex-I); The OIC Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir (Annex-II); The OIC Contact Group on Somalia (Annex - III); The OIC Contact Group on Sierra Leone (Annex-IV); The OIC Contact Group on Bosnia and Herzegovina (Annex-V); and The OIC Contact Group on Rohengya (Annex-VI).
