JEDDAH – Pakistan’s newly-appointed Permanent Representative to OIC andother International Organizations, Ambassador Rizwan Saeed Sheikh,presented his credentials to Secretary General, OIC Dr. Yousaf bin AhmedAl-Othaimeen, at the Organization’s headquarters in Jeddah here on Tuesday.
Presentation of credentials by Ambassador Sheikh marked the establishmentof Pakistan’s dedicated Permanent Mission to OIC and other InternationalOrganizations.
Pakistan’s decision to establish its Permanent Mission to OIC comes inpursuance of the Organization’s various resolutions and pronouncements,which encouraged the Member States to set up their Permanent Missions inJeddah to handle their dealings with the OIC more efficiently.
The establishment of the new Mission, coinciding with the Golden Jubilee ofthe OIC, is based on a system-wide approach reflecting Pakistan’s intent todeepen and strengthen its engagement with OIC as well as specialized andsubsidiary institutions that form part of the broader OIC system.
As a founding member, Pakistan attaches great importance to the OIC, whichapart from lending an institutional expression to the pan-Islamicsentiments is the second largest intergovernmental organization after theUN.
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However, amongst its other contributions, the OIC has maintained animpressive record of consistent support to the Kashmir cause. Pakistan alsoremains one of the largest beneficiaries of the financial assistanceafforded by the Islamic Development Bank group being a specialized organ inthe OIC system.
The establishment of Pakistan’s Permanent Mission to OIC in Jeddah isgeared to enhancing Pakistan’s footprint in the organization and forging amutually beneficial.
