Dr. Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen, Secretary General of the Jeddah-based Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), held several separated bilateral meetings, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, in New York, Dr. Al-Othaimeen met with the President Nigeria, Mohammed Bukhari, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and foreign ministers of Azerbaijan, Turkish Cyprus and Burkina Faso, respectively.. During the meetings, he discussed with a number of issues and means to promote them, in all fields, especially those related to bolstering OIC causes, in addition to review Islamic and international topics of common interest.