Saudi Gazette

 

BEIJING - Talks between the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the People’s Republic of China that launched two days ago will continue until April 26.

 

OIC Ambassador Abdullah Bin Abderrahman Alem met the Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Zhang Ming and the Director General of West Asian and North African Affairs Chen Xiaodong in Beijing.

 

Discussions centered on promoting relations between the two parties as well as the situation in the Middle East and addressing the crises threatening peace and security in this strategic region of the world, particularly in Palestine.

 

The two parties tackled the issue of religious coexistence in light of the Islamic-Chinese Forum coming up between the Muslim World and China.

 

They also examined efforts to achieve coexistence among civilizations as a follow-up to the previous forum held in Beijing in 2012, followed by the second session held in Istanbul in February 2015.

 

The OIC delegation in China is planning to pay a visit to the Xinjiang province to follow up on the situation of Muslims there and hold meetings with governmental officials in the province.