Kazakhstan took part in the 15th OIC Summit

Banjul, May 4-5, 2024 – The 15th Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) was held in the Gambia, which was attended by a Kazakh delegation headed by H.E. Mr. Alibek Bakayev, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.

The participants of the event discussed topical issues on the international agenda, including issues of assistance to the Middle East process and ensuring sustainable development in the OIC area.

In his speech, the head of the Kazakh delegation noted the importance of the Organization's active participation in ensuring peace and stability in several countries of the Muslim Ummah. He stressed the relevance of Kazakhstan's initiative to create the OIC-15 Group, which unites 15 leading Muslim countries in the field of science and technology, as well as the increased role of the Islamic Organization for Food Security. Special attention was paid to the initiative of Kazakhstan to create an International Agency for Biological Safety.

On the sidelines of the Summit, A. Bakayev met with the Foreign Ministers of the Gambia, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Togo, Senegal and Burkina Faso, during which issues of strengthening bilateral relations were discussed.

As a result of the event, the Banjul Declaration and the Final Communique were adopted, which reflected the announced Kazakh initiatives.

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (until 2011 – the Organization of the Islamic Conference) was established in 1969. The OIC General Secretariat is located in Jeddah (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia).

Currently, the OIC has 57 member States with a total population of more than 1.7 billion people. and it is the second largest international organization after the United Nations. Kazakhstan became a member of the Organization in December 1995.