The first ministerial meeting of the executive committee of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC troika) was concluded here on Wednesday evening. Following is the text of the final communiqué issued by the ministerial meeting: 1. Based upon the decision of the 3rd Extraordinary Summit Conference held in Makkah Mukarramah on 7-8 December 2005 and after consultations made by the OIC Secretary-General with the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Yemen, Chairman of the 32nd Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (ICFM) and the Foreign Minister of Malaysia, Chairman of 10th Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (ISC), the OIC Secretary General convened the First Ministerial Meeting of the Executive Committee[1] of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on 15 Safar 1427H (15 March 2006). 2. An invitation for participation was also extended to the Foreign Minister of Palestine[2] and the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Iraq since the two issues of Palestine and Iraq were the Meeting's agenda. 3. The Meeting was chaired by Dr. Abu Bakr Al-Qurbi, the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Yemen and Chairman of the 32nd Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (ICFM). --More 14 02 Local Time 11 02 GMT
