OIC representative outlines bloc’s efforts to support Afghanistan — Pajhwok

KABUL (Pajhwok): The head of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) office in Afghanistan has outlined the organisation’s efforts to support the country and follow up on the implementation of decisions concerning Afghanistan. According to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Dr Mohammad bin Saeed Al-Ayyash, director-general of the OIC office in Afghanistan, delivered a lecture at the ministry’s Institute of Diplomacy entitled “Diplomacy and the Efforts of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in Afghanistan”. The statement said that officials from the Foreign Ministry, as well as representatives of various government ministries and departments, attended the session. During his lecture, Al-Ayyash discussed key tools and mechanisms of public and multilateral diplomacy and explained the history of the OIC’s establishment, its institutions and organisational structure. He also referred to decisions concerning Afghanistan adopted at summits of Islamic countries and meetings of foreign ministers of OIC member states, and outlined the Kabul-based office’s efforts to follow up on their implementation, the statement said, without providing further details. Al-Ayyash also discussed the OIC’s role and efforts to support Afghanistan in various sectors.