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OIC secretary general: Dialogue among civilizations is important not only at level of intelligentzia of nations but also peoples
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“The conference was dedicated to dialogue between the civilizations and this dialogue is of great significance not only at the level of intelligentsia of nations, but also for peoples. An important role is also given to NGOs,” Ihsanoglu said.
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The event was organized in cooperation with the OIC by the Diplomatic Academy under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan jointly with the OIC General Secretariat. The event is devoted to the 40-year OIC anniversary.
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Has Pakistan downgraded OIC?
By: Kaswar Klasra | Published: November 12, 2009

ISLAMABAD – Much to the surprise of many OIC member countries that instead of President Asif Ali Zardari, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Nawabzada Malik Amad Khan represented Pakistan in the Commerce Economic Summit of Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) in Istanbul on November 9.

The summit hosted by Turkish President Abdullah Gul was also attended by Afghan President Hamid Karzai, President of Iran Mehmood Ahmadinejad and OIC Secretary General Prof Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu.

Surprisingly, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Nawabzada Malik Amad Khan represented Pakistan in the summit instead of President or Prime Minister, who kept themselves away from participating in the high profile meeting for the reason to be known yet.

Serious questions have arisen among many as why did the head of state ignore to attend a meeting of OIC that has been very much active in promoting Pakistan’s point of view over Kashmir since years.

According to an OIC press release, OIC Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu participated in the working breakfast on Afghanistan hosted by Turkish President Abdullah Gul in Istanbul on the sidelines of the COMCEC Economic Summit on Monday (November 9).
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