Prince Saud Al-Faisal, the Saudi Foreign Minister, expressed his hope today that a working program due to be formulated by Makkah's Third extraordinary summit would be "a realistic one and liable for implementation by all member states of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC)." In an inaugural address at the preparatory meeting of OIC Foreign Ministers, now in progress in Jeddah, Prince Saud said the proposed program is based on discussion of challenges facing the Muslim nation and means of confronting them. He called for carefully studying the available documents so as to take the required decisions that may contribute to confronting challenges facing the Muslim nation in the 21st century. He noted that the available documents include the Makkah Declaration which will be presented to the Muslim leaders prior to its delivery at the Summit by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz. Prince Saud Al-Faisal hailed the efforts exerted by OIC's Secretary-General Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu for the development of the OIC. He noted that the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz had called for convening the (Makkah) summit for setting up a comprehensive plan that might tackle the obstacles impeding realization of the aspirations of the Muslim nation. --MORE ssss 1319 Local Time 1019 GMT
