Launch of Inaugural OIC-US Strategic Dialogue

Date: 23/05/2022

The inaugral Strategic Dialogue between the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the United States of America (US) was launched on 23 May 2022 in Washington, DC. The schedule of meetings held between the two sides over two days includes many issues and topics of common interest.

On the first day, issues related to the situation in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, and the fight against terrorism and extremism, were discussed.

In his opening speech, the OIC Secretary-General, H.E. Mr. Hissein Brahim Taha, stressed that the first round of strategic dialogue with the US comes at a time when the world is facing enormous challenges that require strengthening dialogue, cooperation and solidarity in order to maintain peace, security and understanding and promote development. The Secretary-General noted that the OIC encourages its Member States to engage in dialogue, defuse tensions and conflicts, and resolve them by peaceful means. The OIC calls for promoting the values ​​of moderation and tolerance and encouraging dialogue among civilizations.

The Secretary-General stressed that the Palestinian issue remains the central issue of the OIC as it defends the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people and works for reaching a two-state solution, stressing at the same time that the OIC is committed to restoring peace, security and stability in Afghanistan, and the Sahel and Lake Chad Basin countries. He added that the OIC has consistently encouraged dialogue to resolve crises in Yemen, Libya, Somalia and Sudan, and defends the rights of Muslim communities and minorities in non-Member States, including the Rohingya.

In his speech, H.E. Mr. Hissein Brahim Taha pointed out that the priorities of the OIC also include combating violent extremism and terrorism, working to promote human rights, empowering women, the elderly, children, and people with special needs, as well as the role of youth in society, in addition to the fields of economy, trade, science and technology and tourism.

H.E. the Secretary-General is accompanied on his visit to Washington by a number of Assistant Secretaries-General, the Secretary-General of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy (IIFA) and the advisor to the President of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB).

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