OIC secretary general meets UNO chief

Secretary General of the Jeddah-based Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), Abdelouahed belkziz, met in New York Tuesday with United Nations secretary general, Kofi Annan. The two men surveyed several issues of common interest, especially the conflict in Afghanistan and relations between Iraq and Kuwait.

The meeting took place on the margin of the 4th coordination meeting between the UNO and regional organizations.

Eighteen regional and sub-regional organizations are meeting with officials of UN bodies over "cooperation in peace building."