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November 05, 2009 19:03 PM
Islamic Countries Start Meeting On Economic Cooperation In Istanbul
ISTANBUL, Nov 5 (Bernama) -- Senior government officials from 57 Islamic countries started their meeting here on Thursday, focusing on economic and commercial cooperation between Islamic countries under the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC), China's Xinhua news agency reported.
Issues such as global financial crisis, cooperation among member states and combat against poverty are high on the agenda of the two-day meeting.
The OIC Economy Summit will be held at Istanbul's Four Seasons Hotel, beginning on Nov 9.
The summit will be chaired by Turkish President Abdullah Gul.
The Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is expected to take part in the OIC economic summit, Xinhua cited sources as saying.
The Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) is an international organisation with a permanent delegation to the United Nations. It groups 57 member states, from the Middle East, Africa, Central Asia, Caucasus, Balkans, Southeast Asia and South Asia.
At the same time, Central Banks Governors' Meeting and OIC Stock Exchanges Cooperation Meeting will also take place in Istanbul.
-- BERNAMA
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