OIC chief chairs meeting in New York on Palestine

Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference Azeddine Laraki, chaired recently in New York a meeting of the committee of Palestine.

The meeting, held on the fringes the 53rd session of the U.N General Assembly, reviewed latest developments in the Mideast peace process and the Israeli schemes to Judaize Jerusalem.

The OIC chief also took part in works of the OIC contact group on Bosnia. The current situation in Bosnia and neighboring Kosovo as well as the Islamic world's financial backing to help Bosnians rebuild their battered economy after the civil war were among the major topics discussed by the contact group.

The OIC chief is also planning meetings with the secretaries general of the United Nations and the Arab League as well as with several foreign ministers attending the U.N General Assembly meetings.

Talks will focus on the situation in the Islamic world, the Middle East peace process and the latest developments on the international scene.