AlQa'dah 14, 1436, Aug 29, 2015, SPA -- On the last leg of his working tour to a number of Asian member countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the Secretary General, Iyad Ameen Madani, held, on 28 August 2015 in Jakarta, bilateral consultations with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, H.E. Retno Lestari PriansariMarsudi. Madani briefed the Foreign Minister on the latest developments unfolding at the level of the OIC. He sought Indonesia's support for the OIC collective endeavors. The plight of Muslim Rohingya refugees of Myanmar, the OIC three upcoming summits, and the OIC-2025 Plan of Action; and the OIC's structured approach to conflict resolution were also at the center of discussions. Foreign Minister Marsudi, for her part, expressed Indonesia's consistent engagement with and support for OIC activities. She reiterated her country's keen interest in establishing an OIC Contact Group to tackle strategic challenges confronting the Muslim word. At the conclusion of the bilateral consultations, Madani and Marsudi briefed the media present at the Indonesian Foreign Ministry headquarters on their discussion and the way forward to implement its outcome.
