JAKARTA, Malaysia: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia Ms Retno Marsudi received the Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) here on Tuesday.
The Secretary-General paid tribute to the Indonesian highest authorities and commended Indonesia’s active role in the OIC. He also briefed the Indonesian Minister on issues that figure high on the OIC’s agenda, including the Palestinian cause, Islamophobia, the situation in Afghanistan, the situation in the Sahel and Chad Lake among others.
For her part, the Foreign Minister stressed the need to firmly and strongly combat and prevent Islamophobia and reiterated the readiness of her country to work closely with the OIC in this regard.
On Afghanistan, Minister Marsudi recalled the Indonesian efforts to assist the Afghan people and provide guidance on how to support Afghanistan within the OIC better.
On Palestine, the minister reiterated Indonesia’s full support to the Palestinians and insisted on the leading role to be played by the OIC to restore peace in Palestine. She also called for respect of Palestinians’ rights.
Both sides touched on the bilateral cooperation between Indonesia and the OIC and agreed on some venues of cooperation to be explored.
