The Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu received yesterday at his office here, Lulzim Basha, the Albanian Minister of Foreign Affairs and the accompanying delegation. The Albanian Foreign Minister stressed his country's readiness to strengthen bilateral cooperation with the OIC in various fields of common interest. On his part, Prof Ihsanoglu briefed the Minister on the ongoing preparations for the next session of the Ministerial Council to be held in Damascus, Syria in May 2009 as well as the reform process in the OIC. The two parties discussed various regional and international issues including the situation in the Middle East and Kosovo, according to a press release issued by the OIC.
