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March 14, 2008.
OIC summit to adopt some 20 cooperation documents
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The 11th summit of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) that opened in Dakar, Senegal on March 13 is expected to result in adoption of 20 cooperation documents. The summit started with Malaysia handing over the presidency of the 57-member organization to Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade, the host of the meeting. Conflict in Iraq, Afghanistan, Sudan's Darfur region, Somalia and the Palestinian territories, have all been key talking points in the buildup to the summit where Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will also to make a speech. The OIC summit also seeks to focus on reforms to the organization in a bid to modernize affiliated institutions, its campaign against 'Islamophobia'.
| Type: |
Summit/Conferences |
| Organizers: |
Government |
| Participants: |
Government(s) |
| Theme: |
Regional Partnership |
| Countries: |
Senegal |
| Locations: |
Senegal |
| Open press: |
Yes |
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