D-8 can be a platform to address Islamic World’s Problems: D-8 Secretary General

Dr. Seyed AliMohammad Mousavi, the D-8 Secretary-General, held an interview with Anadolu Agency on 3 January 2014. Dr. Mousavi referred to the commonality of membership between the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the D-8 and said that the D-8 Member States account for about 70% of the OIC population alongside the GDP and trade volume. He underlined that this potential of the D-8 gives a unique opportunity for close cooperation and collaborative partnership with a view to infusing dynamism, strengthening mutual relations and enhancing synergy as well as effective implementation of development programmes within the Islamic world. He added that the D-8 could be a pivotal forum in addressing economic and social prospects and challenges the Islamic Countries are facing with.

Dr. Mousavi recalled that the objectives of D-8 are to improve position of the Member States in the global economy, diversify and create new opportunities in trade relations, enhance participation in decision-making at international level and improve standards of living.

Source: (Anadolu Agency, in Turkish)