President to give speech at OIC summit

President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih is set to give a speech at the Organization of Islamic Corporation (OIC) summit in Makkah on Friday.

President Solih will be travelling to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday for a week-long trip.

Ibrahim Hood, spokesperson at the President’s Office, told RaajjeMV that the President is scheduled to give a speech at the summit, meet with senior officials of Saudi Arabia and perform a short Umrah pilgrimmage.

OIC stated that the summit will be attended by the leaders of OIC member states to evolve a unified stance on the ongoing issues and events in the Muslim world. Leaders are expected to consider the position of OIC member states on the latest developments in the Palestinian question, and announce a unified stance on recent developments in a number of OIC member States.

They are also expected to take clear stances on the recent events regarding Muslim communities and minorities, the mounting discourse of hatred against Muslim communities, Islamophobia, the need to counter terrorism and violent extremism, and other political, economic, cultural and social issues of interest to the OIC.