The Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, who is in Kuala Lumpur, will participate in a two-day International Conference on Islamic Economics and the Economies of the OIC Countries, starting its deliberations tomorrow in the Malaysian capital. The conference, to be held at Istana Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, is being organized by the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). At the opening ceremony of the conference, which will be held in conjunction with the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the OIC establishment and the 25th anniversary of the IIUM, Ihsanoglu will deliver a keynote speech on the role of the OIC in enhancing economic cooperation among Muslim countries. On the sidelines of this conference, Ihsanoglu will chair a special workshop to be held as a follow-up on the implementation of the recommendations of the First Symposium on Muslim Minorities in Asia that was organized in Seoul, Korea, in July 2008. The Secretary General is expected to hold bilateral meetings with a number of Malaysian officials to discuss issues of mutual concern, according to a press release of the OIC.
