SAUDI ARABIA

OIC chief Al-Othaimeen meets with head of Russian muftis' council

July 07, 2019
Ravil Gainutdin, chairman of the Council of Muftis of the Russian Federation, makes a point while receiving Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Dr. Yousef Bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen in Moscow on Saturday.
Ravil Gainutdin, chairman of the Council of Muftis of the Russian Federation, makes a point while receiving Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Dr. Yousef Bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen in Moscow on Saturday.

Saudi Gazette report

JEDDAH —
Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Dr. Yousef Bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen, who is currently on a visit to Russia, met in Moscow on Saturday with Ravil Gainutdin, the chairman of the Council of Muftis of the Russian Federation.

During the meeting, they discussed strengthening bilateral relations between the OIC and the Russian Council of Mufits.

Al-Othaimeen, who arrived in Moscow on July 2 for an official visit, had earlier met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

The OIC chief is in the country to hold consultations with senior Russian officials on issues concerning the Islamic world.

On Wednesday, Dr. Al-Othaimeen will hold a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the ministry's headquarters in Moscow and discussed a number of issues of mutual interest.

In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency after the meeting, Dr. Othaimeen said the OIC was always seeking to strengthen ties of friendship with friendly countries, including Russia, which has observer status in OIC where the two sides meet periodically to discuss political, economic, social, humanitarian and others issues.

On Friday, the OIC chief met with Valentina Matviyenko, chairwoman of the Federation Council in Russia.

During the meeting, they discussed strengthening bilateral relations between the OIC and the Council.

Al-Othaimeen praised the coexistence and harmony among different religions, in the Russian Federation.

For her part, the chairwoman welcomed the OIC secretary-general, stressing the matching of views with the OIC.

The Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs conferred an honorary doctorate on the OIC secretary-general at a ceremony held in Moscow on Friday.

President of the Academy Professor Evgeny Petrovich Bazhanov pointed to the role played by the OIC in bringing peoples closer and its constant efforts to support and promote world peace.


July 07, 2019
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