Madani Visits Al-Aqsa and Meets Abbas
Date: 01/01/2015
The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Iyad Ameen Madani, shall visit the State of Palestine on Sunday, 4 January 2015. He shall both meet the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and inaugurate Al-Quds in Memory Exhibition in Ramallah organized by the Research Center for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA), and the Palestinian Ministry of Culture under the auspices of Abbas. The exhibition will display historical pictures of the City of Al-Quds.
Madani will discuss with Abbas the current situation after the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) rejected the draft resolution proposed by Jordan to end the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories. Moreover, he shall address the topics of bilateral cooperation between the OIC and the State of Palestine, and the various ways the OIC can follow to consolidate the efforts of the Palestinian people to regain their freedom and dignity, and to establish their independent state with Al-Quds Ash-Sharif as its capital.
In his first visit since taking office, the OIC Secretary General shall visit the Blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque on Monday 5 January 2015 and meet those in charge of the most important Palestinian service facilities in the City.
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Document Type: Arabic text, French text, Press Release
Document Sources: Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
Subject: Holy places, Jerusalem, Peace proposals and efforts
Publication Date: 01/01/2015