The D-8 Secretary-General, Ambassador Dato’ Ku Jaafar Ku Shaari attended the 45th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held on 5-6 May 2018 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The conference was inaugurated by H.E. Sheikh Hasina, Hon’ble Prime Minister of the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.

The theme of the 45th Session of the OIC-CFM was “Islamic Values for Sustainable Peace, Solidarity and Development”. The agenda of the 45th Session of the CFM were the humanitarian challenges in the OIC Member States with a special focus on the humanitarian situation on the Rohingyas.

In her opening address, Her Excellency stressed on the miserable conditions of the Rohingya people and calling on the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to keep international pressure on Myanmar authorities and make Myanmar deliver on the ground as it agreed with Bangladesh for Rohingyas to safely return from Bangladesh.

During the Session, the meetings of the Special Committee, various meetings of OIC Ministerial Contact Groups and elections including those of the Assistant Secretaries General (ASG) of OIC were held in parallel.