The Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Dr.Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen, received yesterday the Minister of Health of the Republic of Maldives, Abdullah Amin, and his accompanying delegation at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Jeddah. At the beginning of the meeting, the Secretary-General welcomed the Minister, praising the Maldives and its leadership for their support for the programs and activities of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. Al-Othaimeen stressed the OIC's commitment to support its member states in all possible ways. For his part, Abdullah Amin expressed his thanks and appreciation for the role played by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in promoting human development in the Islamic countries in general and in the Republic of Maldives in particular, stressing the importance of partnership between his country and the OIC and expressed his hope to further strengthen this partnership.