The extraordinary meeting held from January 27 to 29 in 1980 was convened against the backdrop of the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan. Ahead of the meeting, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi appeared to be confident of an international consensus on the matter. Afghan Acting Foreign Minister Amir Muttaqi held talks with his Pakistani counterpart. Meanwhile, United States special envoy also arrived in Islamabad on Saturday and termed the OIC meeting as a “timely initiative”. Foreign Minister Qureshi will open the meeting while his Saudi counterpart and the secretary general of the OIC are also scheduled to speak during the inaugural session.

Source: The Express Tribune December 19, 2021 08:45 UTC