Malaysia to host 10th Islamic Summit
Malaysia will host in 2003 the 10th summit of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), said the final communique of the OIC 9th summit, held over the weekend in Doha, Qatar.
"After consultation with member states of the OIC, it was decided to hold the 10th summit in Kuala Lumpur in 2003," Qatar's ruler, Sheikh Hamad Ben Khalifa Al-Thani, said at the closing session of the Doha summit.
The Jeddah-based OIC, set up in 1969, musters 56 countries. It aims to cement Muslim countries' ranks and promote inter-Islamic solidarity and cooperation.
