Friday, August 05, 2011
neewsinsideTurkey has called for the 57-nation Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) to hold an emergency meeting on the famine in Somalia and the risks that poses to other African countries, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said.
“It doesn’t matter whether the meeting is held in Istanbul or Jeddah, we want OIC to step in as soon as possible. We want to meet the needs of our African brothers in Ramadan month,” he told reporters in Ankara after Friday prayers.
Davutoglu said he had made the request on Thursday to OIC Secretary-General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, a fellow Turk.
He added that his ministry was organising a visit to Ethiopia and South Africa later this month.
“We may add other countries including Kenya in light of recent developments. We are planning the visit to take place after August 15, maybe around August 20,” Davutoglu said.