Türkiye to host 51st OIC Council of Foreign Ministers session in Istanbul on June 21-22
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attends the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Extraordinary Council of Foreign Ministers Meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on March 8, 2025. (AA Photo)
The 51st session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) will take place in Istanbul on June 21-22, under the chairmanship of Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, according to sources from the Foreign Ministry.
Ahead of the high-level gathering, a Senior Officials Meeting is scheduled for April 27 and 29 at the OIC Headquarters in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Nuh Yilmaz will assume the chairmanship of the meeting from the head of the Cameroonian delegation and is expected to deliver the opening speech. OIC Secretary-General Hissein Brahim Taha will also address the participants.
During the two-day meeting, senior representatives from the 57 member states will discuss draft resolutions on a range of issues and review reports outlining the OIC’s general policies and principles.
The draft resolutions adopted at this stage will then be presented for approval during the CFM session in Istanbul.
Türkiye to assume one-year OIC chairmanship
With the upcoming session, Türkiye will assume the one-year rotating chairmanship of the OIC, the second-largest intergovernmental organization after the United Nations.
This will mark the fourth time Türkiye hosts the CFM meeting, having previously held it in 1976, 1991, and 2004.
