OIC chief: Solidarity is needed to preserve the rights of Islamic Ummah

Jeddah: The Permanent Finance Committee of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held its 46th session at the OIC General Secretariat headquarters in Jeddah on May 22-24.
In his opening address to the meeting, OIC Secretary General Dr. Yousef Othaimeen said: “I wish to avail of this opportunity to extend my heartfelt thanks and appreciation of the host country, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, for all the efforts and facilities contributed in support of the Organization and its meetings”.
Dr. Al-Othaimeen congratulated the government of Custodian of Two Holy Mosques King Salman, crown prince and deputy crown prince for the success of the Arab Islamic American Summit held recently in Riyadh. He also paid tribute to the Kingdom’s leadership for its pioneering role in bolstering regional and international peace, security and stability, and in defending the Islamic Ummah’s interests.
“No doubt, the Islamic Ummah is going through a critical stage with a number of its states being in the grip of political changes and others being battered by the storms of economic crises and thrust against serious security challenges. In the face of this critical stage through which our region is going, there is a need for an Islamic solidarity that may rally our forces, safeguard the rights of our Ummah, lend support to its causes and respond to the aspirations of its peoples,” he said.
The secretary general also affirmed that the OIC, to which its peoples aspire for support to their causes, has been entrusted with a momentous responsibility that commands it to honor that trust. He called on the member states to support the OIC in all possible manner, so that it may be able to respond to these fast pace developments and deal with full realism, sagacity and valour with the challenges facing the Muslim countries, particularly as the OIC represents the voice of moderation in the face of extremist ideologies.
AB/IINA