Foreign minister participates in OIC preparatory meeting

Istanbul, Apr. 12 (BNA): Foreign Affairs Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohamed Al Khalifa participated today at the Council of Foreign Ministers Preparatory Meeting of the 13th Session of the Islamic Summit Conference, held under the theme "Unity and Solidarity for Justice and Peace" in Istanbul, Turkey, on April 14-15. Topics on the agenda of the summit include a number of issues, most notably the Palestinian cause, the fight against terrorism and violent extremism and Islamophobia. The Summit will also discuss the humanitarian situation in the Islamic world and OIC Programme of Action: 2016-2025. The Summit will issue final communiqué and the Istanbul Declaration. The Islamic Summit aims to review the political, economic and social areas of the current international situation and discuss their implications on the Islamic world and how to address them.