New York : Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Dr. Yousuf Al-Othaimeen met here on Wednesday with Sudanese Foreign Minister Prof. Ibrahim Ghandour, on the sidelines of the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly.

During the meeting, the two parties discussed bilateral cooperation between the Organization and Sudan in all fields, especially the ongoing preparations for holding the OIC Conference of Transport Ministers in Khartoum next year. They also discussed developments related to the Dakar-Port Sudan Railway Line Project and the establishment of the Darfur Development Bank.

Further, the two sides reviewed ways to follow up the implementation of the resolutions on solidarity with Sudan, the latest of which was the decision of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire on July 10-11.

The secretary general listened to an explanation from the foreign minister about the latest developments of the situation in Sudan. Both sides exchanged views on the latest developments of the situation in the regional and international arenas.

—AB/IINA