Tashkent, Uzbekistan, September 1
By Demir Azizov– Trend:
A meeting was held with Jordanian ambassador Saleh Ahmad Al-Jawarneh in the Uzbek foreign ministry, the ministry said in a message.
According to the message, the relevant issues of bilateral relations, including those relating to the participation of the Jordanian delegation at the upcoming meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Tashkent were discussed.
The meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the OIC member-states under the chairmanship of Uzbekistan will be held in Tashkent on October 18-19, the message said.
A decision on Uzbekistan’s chairmanship in the organization in 2016 was made at a meeting of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers in Kuwait in May 2015.
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) was established in September of 1969 to ensure Islamic solidarity in social, economic and political spheres. The organization has 57 member states.
Uzbekistan became an OIC member in 1996.