The Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, met with Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov within the framework of visit to Moscow on June 7.
The Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, met with Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov within the framework of visit to Moscow on June 7.
“We value our relationship with the Islamic world and want to continue the dialogue further,“ Lavrov is quoted by ITAR-TASS.
Sergey Lavrov noted that it was during tenure of Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu as the Secretary General of the OIC Russia received the status of observer state in this organization. Due to this status each year political, social and economic ties between nations are becoming stronger and tighter. The anniversary, fifth in a row the event under the auspices of the OIC - International Summit on Economic Cooperation between the Russian Federation and countries of the OIC - KAZANSUMMIT 2013 will serve as a proof.
The Secretary - General of the OIC, Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, officially accepted an invitation to the Summit and confirmed his visit to the Republic of Tatarstan.