THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE ORGANIZATION OF THE ISLAMIC CONFERENCE EKMELEDDIN IHSANOGLU RECEIVED AT HIS OFFICE TODAY MOSTAFA BOROUJERDI, THE NEW AMBASSADOR AND PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN TO THE OIC, WHO PRESENTED HIS CREDENTIALS TO THE SECRETARY GENERAL. THE IRANIAN PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE OIC CONVEYED TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL THE COMPLIMENTS OF THE IRANIAN GOVERNMENT AND ITS PRAISE OF HIS TIRELESS EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN THE ROLE AND WORK OF THE ORGANIZATION. ON HIS PART, THE SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMED THE NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN TO OIC AND COMMENDED THE ACTIVE ROLE PLAYED BY IRAN AS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE OIC. HE APPRECIATED THE EXISTING GOOD RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN IRAN AND THE ORGANIZATION AND EMPHASIZED THAT THE GENERAL SECRETARIAT WILL SPARE NO EFFORT TO ASSIST THE IRANIAN ENVOY IN PERFORMING HIS DUTIES TO PROMOTE COOPERATION BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES.