OIC Secy-Gen Welcomes Saudi Leadership on Kingdom’s 94th National Day

OIC secretary general Hissein Brahim Taha

Jeddah, 21 September - The Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Mr. Hissein Brahim Taha, expressed warm congratulations to the Custodian of The Two Holy Mosques King Salman Ibn Abdulaziz Al Saud, and the Crown Prince and Prime Minister HRH Prince Mohammed Ibn Salman Ibn Abdulaziz Al Saud – May Allah preserve them -and the honorable Saudi people on Saudi Arabia’s 94th National Day (23 September 2024). He recalled the huge support the Saudi leadership has continued to provide to the Jeddah-based OIC through noble patronage and support for its activities.

The Secretary-General commended the Kingdom’s huge efforts in the service of Islam and Muslims across the world as well as its tireless efforts to champion and defend the causes of Muslims on the international scene. He highlighted Saudi Arabia’s steadfast support for the Palestinian cause through numerous appreciated initiatives, the most recent being the extraordinary meeting in Jeddah of the OIC Executive Committee at the level of foreign ministers to discuss the ongoing crimes by Israel, the extraordinary session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers in Jeddah to discuss the continued Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people, and the Extraordinary Joint Arab-Islamic Summit held in Riyadh to discuss the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people. These resulted in qualitative action by the Saudi-led ministerial committee formed by the summit to mobilize international support for the Palestinian cause and birth international action to stop the war against the Gaza Strip.

Mr. Taha commended the huge services and facilities continuously provided by the Kingdom to millions of hajj and umra pilgrims and visitors to the holy sites.

The Secretary-General noted that Saudi Arabia was witnessing visible progress in its national projects and development plans, praising the ambitious economic and developmental 2030 Vision supervised by the Crown Prince.

The Secretary-General also expressed his best wishes for continuous prosperity for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the pioneer of Islamic solidarity, as well as charitable and humanitarian action. – OIC News