On October 26, 2020, the OIC Committee of Permanent Representatives held its extraordinary virtual meeting on the Covid-19 pandemic

On October 26, 2020, the OIC Committee of Permanent Representatives held its extraordinary virtual meeting on the Covid-19 pandemic.

During the meeting, the parties discussed the efforts and initiatives of the OIC Member States to overcome the consequences of the pandemic, as well as exchanged views and experiences of their countries in this regard.

H.E. Mr. Berik Aryn, the Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Saudi Arabia and Permanent Representative to the OIC, addressing participants, expressed Kazakhstan's solidarity with the OIC leadership and the OIC Member States in their efforts to combat the global pandemic which has claimed the lives of more than 1,1 million people globally.

Kazakh Ambassador briefed on the measures being taken in Kazakhstan to combat the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the steps to stimulate business, provide assistance to vulnerable groups of the population, render humanitarian and food aid to the several OIC Member States. He also stressed that the Government of Kazakhstan is preparing for a possible second wave of the pandemic.

Bearing in mind the relevance of the food security issue in the OIC Member States under the present circumstances, the Kazakh Permanent representative emphasized the need to revitalize the Islamic Organization for Food Security and called on the OIC Member States that have not yet acceded to this Organization to join the IOFS.