Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia

11/10/2023 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/10/2023 04:34

8TH EXTRAORDINARY ISLAMIC SUMMIT OF THE ORGANISATION OF ISLAMIC COOPERATION (OIC) TO DISCUSS THE ONGOING ISRAELI AGGRESSION IN PALESTINE, RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA,11 NOVEMBER 2023

8TH EXTRAORDINARY ISLAMIC SUMMIT OF THE ORGANISATION OF ISLAMIC

COOPERATION (OIC) TO DISCUSS THE ONGOING ISRAELI AGGRESSION IN

PALESTINE, RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA,11 NOVEMBER 2023

The Prime Minister of Malaysia, YAB Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim will attend the 8th Extraordinary Islamic Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to discuss the ongoing Israeli aggression, cruelty and inhumanity in Palestine on 11 November 2023 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

YAB Prime Minister will be accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, YB Dato' Seri Diraja Dr. Zambry Abd. Kadir and senior government officials.

The 8th Extraordinary Islamic Summit will be hosted by the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and will be attended by leaders and representatives of the OIC Member States.

The Summit will be preceded by two preparatory meetings namely the OIC Ministerial Meeting on 10 November 2023 and OIC Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) on 9 November 2023.

The Summit is a culmination of the Prime Minister's intense engagements with several OIC Leaders.

YAB Prime Minister will address the Summit highlighting, among others, Malaysia's firm position on the urgency to effectively and permanently end Israel's genocidal acts against the Palestinians in Gaza where a crisis of humanity has been unfolding as well as the necessity for OIC Member States and the rest of the international community to address the plight and sufferings of the Palestinians.

The Summit is expected to adopt a Final Communiqué.

PUTRAJAYA

10 November 2023