Ambassador Jamal Mohammed Al-Ghuneim during reception at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva on the occasion of the 47th anniversary of the founding of the OIC

Kuwait's supportive role of OIC extolled

27/09/2016                                         

GENEVA-- Permanent Representative of Kuwait to the European headquarters of the United Nations and international organizations in Geneva and periodical President of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Ambassador Jamal Mohammed Al-Ghuneim held, in cooperation with the OIC Office in Geneva on Tuesday a reception at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva on the occasion of the 47th anniversary of the founding of the OIC.

The ceremony was attended by heads of international organizations in Geneva and officials of the United Nations and its specialized agencies as well as members of the diplomatic corps and a group of academics and intellectuals.

Al-Ghuneim praied in a statement to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) keenness and presence of a large number of directors of international organizations and ambassadors of friendly countries to congratulate the OIC on this occasion, saying that such high-level presence reflects the significant weight of the organization in the UN besides Kuwait's role in representing its interests.

The ambassador added that the international organizations and ambassadors of friendly countries have expressed their appreciation for the role played by the OIC in various United Nations mechanisms as an important voice that addresses issues of the Islamic world and highlight the true image of Islam.

He said the State of Kuwait, and as part of its presidency of the organization for this session, is doing its part in responding to attempts to distort the image of Islam and encourage dialogue between civilizations and religions, in addition to not interfere in the internal affairs of States and respect for the sovereignty of member states.

At the same time, the Kuwaiti ambassador stressed that Islamic countries are determined on the importance not to give attention to attempts aimed to weaken this organization through questioning its role or level of performance, but to move forward in its role both within the United Nations Human Rights Council, the Conference on Disarmament, the World Trade Organization and other world bodies.